Spatial dynamics of rotifers in a large lowland river, the Elbe, Germany: How important are retentive shoreline habitats for the plankton community?

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 593, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-58

  Zimmermann Timm, Heike ^a,b   Holst, Henry ^b   Kausch, Hartmut ^b  

^a POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Growth rates; Large river; Potamoplankton; Retentive shoreline habitat; Transport

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; GROWTH KINETICS; GROWTH RATE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RIVERS; SAMPLING;

POTAMOPLANKTON; RETENTIVE SHORELINE HABITATS; TRANSPORT; ZOOPLANKTON;

BIODIVERSITY;

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; FLATWORM; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT QUALITY; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; REPRODUCTION; RETENTION; RIVER WATER; SHORELINE; TRANSPORT PROCESS; ZOOPLANKTON;

CENTRAL EUROPE; DRESDEN; ELBE RIVER; EURASIA; EUROPE; GEESTHACHT; GERMANY; SAXONY; SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN;

ROTIFERA; TRICHOCERCA PUSILLA;

EID: 34548462148     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-007-9046-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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