Ecology and community structure of ciliated protists in two alkaline-saline Rift Valley lakes in Kenya with special emphasis on Frontonia

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 759-771

  Ong'ondo, Geoffrey Odhiambo ^a,b   Yasindi, Andrew Wamalwa ^a   Oduor, Steve Omondi ^a   Jost, Steffen ^b   Schagerl, Michael ^c   Sonntag, Bettina ^d   Boenigk, Jens ^b  

^a EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^d Institute of Limnology   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bogoria; eukaryotic microbial community; Frontonia; Nakuru; pelagial

Indexed keywords

CILIATE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHYLOGENETICS; PROTIST; TAXONOMY; ZOOPLANKTON;

KENYA; RIFT VALLEY;

EID: 84880395700     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbt044     Document Type: Article

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