Structure and seasonal dynamics of the protozoan community (heterotrophic flagellates, ciliates, amoeboid protozoa) in the plankton of a large river (River Danube, Hungary)

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 121-138

  Kiss, Áron Keve ^a   Ács, Éva ^a   Kiss, Keve Tihamér ^a   Török, Júlia Katalin ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Ciliates; Heterotrophic flagellates; Naked amoebae; River protozoa; Seasonal succession; Testate amoebae

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; HUNGARY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANKTON; PROTOZOON; RIVER; SEASON; TIME;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; HUNGARY; PLANKTON; PROTOZOA; RIVERS; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

BICOSOECIDA; CHOANOFLAGELLIDA; CHRYSOPHYCEAE; CILIOPHORA; CLIMACOSTOMUM; COLLODICTYON; HAPTORIDA; HELIOZOA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); OLIGOTRICHS; PERITRICHIA (CILIATES); PROTISTA; PROTOZOA; STOKESIA (CILIATE); SUCTORIA; TESTACEALOBOSIA; UROTRICHA; VORTICELLA;

EID: 67349213259     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: 16180429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejop.2008.08.002     Document Type: Article

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