Variation in Niche Parameters along the Diversity Gradient of Unicellular Eukaryote Assemblages

Protist

Volumn 158, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 181-191

  Soininen, Janne ^a   Heino, Jani ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

boreal region; diatoms; microbial organisms; niche; streams

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; PROTISTA;

EID: 33947501355     PISSN: 14344610     EISSN: 16180941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.protis.2006.11.002     Document Type: Article

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