The community composition and biomass of pelagic ciliated protozoa in East African lakes

African Journal of Aquatic Science

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 175-183

  Yasindi, Andrew W ^a,b   Taylor, William D ^a   Lynn, Denis H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community composition; Distribution patterns; East African lakes; Environmental gradients; Freshwater lakes; Planktonic ciliates; Saline lakes

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CILIOPHORA; CRISTIGERA; CYCLIDIUM; HALTERIA; MYXOZOA; OLIGOTRICHS; PLEURONEMA; PROTOZOA; SCUTICOCILIATIA; STROBILIDIUM; STROMBIDIUM;

EID: 36349011944     PISSN: 16085914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/AJAS.2007.32.2.9.206     Document Type: Article

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