Simultaneous enumeration of diatom, protozoa and meiobenthos from marine sediments using Ludox-QPS method

Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 775-783

  Du, Yongfen ^a,b   Xu, Kuidong ^a   Lei, Yanli ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

enumeration; extraction; Ludox HS 40 centrifugation; meiobenthos; microbenthos; quantitative protargol stain

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CILIOPHORA; COPEPODA; EUKARYOTA; NEMATODA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 78649904358     PISSN: 02544059     EISSN: 19935005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00343-009-9224-x     Document Type: Article

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