Dynamics of cyanobacteria-ciliate grazer activity in bitrophic and tritrophic microcosms

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-53

  Fyda, Janusz ^a   Fiałkowska, Edyta ^a   Pajdak Stós, Agnieszka ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Ciliated protozoa; Homalozoon; Induced defence; Phormidium; Predator prey interactions; Pseudomicrothorax

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; CYANOBACTERIA; GYMNOSTOMATIA; HOMALOZOON; HOMALOZOON VERMICULARE; MYXOZOA; PHORMIDIUM; PHORMIDIUM SP.; PROTOZOA; PSEUDOMICROTHORAX; PSEUDOMICROTHORAX DUBIUS;

EID: 77954306681     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01388     Document Type: Article

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