Effects of microcurrents in the boundary layer on the attachment of benthic heterotrophic nanoflagellates

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 169-174

  Willkomm, Marlene ^a,b   Schlüssel, Annette ^a   Reiz, Ellen ^a   Arndt, Hartmut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Boundary layer; Flow velocity; Heterotrophic nanoflagellates; Microcurrents; Topography

Indexed keywords

APUSOMONAS; CERCOMONAS; CERCOMONAS CRASSICAUDA; CODONOSIGA; ENTOSIPHON; ENTOSIPHON SULCATUM; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); NEOBODO; SPUMELLA;

EID: 42149108003     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame048169     Document Type: Article

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