Spatiotemporal variation in the distribution of chytrid parasites in diatom host populations

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 523-537

  Gsell, Alena S ^a   De Senerpont Domis, Lisette N ^a   Naus Wiezer, Suzanne M H ^a   Helmsing, Nico R ^a   Van Donk, Ellen ^a,b   Ibelings, Bas W ^a,c  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Host parasite interaction; Lake; Phytoplankton; Spatiotemporal dynamics; Vertical patchiness

Indexed keywords

ASTERIONELLA FORMOSA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; ZYGORHIZIDIUM PLANKTONICUM;

EID: 84873472678     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2012.02786.x     Document Type: Article

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