Factors structuring the heterotrophic flagellate and ciliate community along a brackish water primary production gradient

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 345-349

  Samuelsson, Kristina ^a,b   Berglund, Johnny ^a   Andersson, Agneta ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRACKISH WATER; CILIATE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FLAGELLATE; PLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PROTOZOAN; SEASONALITY; SUCCESSION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHOANOFLAGELLIDA; CILIOPHORA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PROTOZOA;

EID: 33645283074     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbi118     Document Type: Article

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