Biodiversity of freshwater microorganisms - Achievements, problems, and perspectives

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 633-652

  Weisse, Thomas ^a  

^a ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Freshwater; Future perspectives; Microbial diversity; Species problem

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOGEOGRAPHY; CILIATE; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; FUTURE PROSPECT; GENETIC VARIATION; LOCAL ADAPTATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL ECOLOGY; RELATEDNESS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CILIOPHORA; EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA; PROTISTA;

EID: 33846864198     PISSN: 15052249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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