Ciliates and the rare biosphere - Community ecology and population dynamics

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 419-433

  Weisse, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Background fauna; biodiversity; microbial networks; permanently rare species; sampling effort; specialist fauna; species richness relationships; typical habitats

Indexed keywords

BIOSPHERE; CILIATE; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FAUNISTICS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RARE SPECIES; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES INVENTORY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPECIES-AREA RELATIONSHIP;

CILIOPHORA;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOTA; CILIATE; ECOSYSTEM; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOTA; CILIOPHORA; ECOSYSTEM; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 84903886423     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeu.12123     Document Type: Conference Paper

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