Ciliate communities in shallow groundwater: Seasonal and spatial characteristics

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1745-1761

  Andrushchyshyn, Oksana P ^a   Wilson, Kevin P ^a,b   Williams, D Dudley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ciliate community structure; Dissolved oxygen; Sediment depth; Shallow groundwater; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; MYXOZOA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 34547796819     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2007.01806.x     Document Type: Article

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