Effects of short-term nutrient addition on microfauna density in a Mediterranean stream

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 568, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 207-215

  Domenech R ^a   Gaudes, A ^a   Lopez Doval J C ^a   Salvado H ^a   Munoz I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ciliates; Fertilisation; Flagellates; Headwater stream; Testate amoebae

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); NITROGEN; NUTRITION; PHOSPHORUS; STREAM FLOW;

CILIATES; FERTILISATION; FLAGELLATES; HEADWATER STREAM; TESTATE AMOEBAE;

BIODIVERSITY;

CILIATE; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); FLAGELLATE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; STREAM;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

CILIOPHORA; CYCLIDIUM; FRONTONIA; HYMENOSTOMATIDA; LEMBADION; LITONOTUS; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PARAMECIUM; PLEUROSTOMATIDA;

EID: 33746816077     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0107-2     Document Type: Article

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