Seasonal and spatial distribution of ciliates in the sandy hyporheic zone of a lowland stream

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-84

  Cleven, Ernst Josef ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ciliates; Hyporheic zone; Protozoa; Sand; Seasonal changes; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; HYMENOSTOMATIA; PERITRICHIA; PROTOZOA; SUCTORIA;

EID: 3042680751     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejop.2003.11.002     Document Type: Article

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