Comparison of pelagic food webs in lakes along a trophic gradient and with seasonal aspects: Influence of resource and predation

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 697-709

  Auer, Brigitte ^a   Elzer, Ulrich ^a   Arndt, Hartmut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FOOD WEB; PHYTOPLANKTON; PREDATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TROPHIC STATUS; ZOOPLANKTON;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHRYSOPHYCEAE; CILIOPHORA; CRUSTACEA; CYANOBACTERIA; DINOPHYCEAE; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROTOZOA; ROTIFERA;

EID: 2942750363     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbh058     Document Type: Article

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