Response of rotifer functional groups to changing trophic state and crustacean community

Journal of Limnology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 231-238

  Obertegger, Ulrike ^a   Manca, Marina ^b  

^a IASMA FEM Research and Innovation Centre   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Daphnia; Diversity; Microphagous rotifers; Phytoplankton; Raptorial rotifers; STL

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALGA; CRUSTACEAN; EUTROPHICATION; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; MESOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; RAPTOR; SMOOTHING; TAXONOMY; TROPHIC LEVEL; TROPHIC STRUCTURE; ZOOPLANKTON;

LAKE MAGGIORE;

ALGAE; CRUSTACEA; DAPHNIA; ROTIFERA;

EID: 79959391530     PISSN: 11295767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3274/JL11-70-2-07     Document Type: Article

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