Competition between the rotifer brachionus calyciflorus and the cladoceran moina macrocopa in relation to algal food concentration and initial rotifer population density

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 421-427

  Xi, Yi Long ^a   Hagiwara, Atsushi ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CRUSTACEAN; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GREEN ALGA; INVERTEBRATE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION GROWTH; SURVIVORSHIP;

ALGAE; BRACHIONUS CALYCIFLORUS; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; MOINA MACROCOPA; ROTIFERA;

EID: 34548820442     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: 21566941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2007.9664172     Document Type: Article

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