Effects of predation pressure on bacterial abundance, diversity, and size-structure distribution in an oligotrophic system

Journal of Limnology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 107-119

  Corno, Gianluca ^a   Caravati, Emanuele ^a   Callieri, Cristiana ^a   Bertoni, Roberto ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

ARISA; Bacterial diversity; Microcosm experiment; Prey predator interaction; Top down impact

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROCOSM; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR CONTROL; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SIZE STRUCTURE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TOP-DOWN CONTROL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; OTUS; PROTISTA;

EID: 57649119804     PISSN: 11295767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/jlimnol.2008.107     Document Type: Article

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