Factors affecting the bacteria-heterotrophic nanoflagellate relationship in oligo-mesotrophic lakes

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 681-695

  Tadonléké, Rémy D ^a   Pinel Alloul, B ^b   Bourbonnais, N ^c   Pick, F R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Ministere du Developpement durable de l'Environnement et des Parcs   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; COUPLING; DEPTH; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; NANOPLANKTON; ZOOPLANKTON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLADOCERA; COPEPODA; POLYARTHRA; POLYARTHRA VULGARIS; ROTIFERA;

EID: 2942752285     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbh060     Document Type: Article

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