Temporal dynamics and growth of Actinophrys sol (Sarcodina: Heliozoa), the top predator in an extremely acidic lake

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1149-1161

  Bell, Elanor M ^a   Weithoff, Guntram ^a   Gaedke, Ursula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acidic lake; Actinophrys sol; Growth; Heliozoa; Temporal dynamics

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; EPILIMNION; GROWTH; HYPOLIMNION; INVERTEBRATE; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; PREDATOR; PREY AVAILABILITY; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

ACTINOPHRYS SOL; ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CEPHALODELLA HOODI; CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLAMYDOMONAS ACIDOPHILA; CILIOPHORA; ELOSA; HELIOZOA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); METAZOA; OCHROMONAS; OXYTRICHA SP.; ROTIFERA; SARCODINA;

EID: 33744464265     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2006.01561.x     Document Type: Article

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