Ciliates and the rare biosphere: A review

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 404-409

  Dunthorn, Micah ^a   Stoeck, Thorsten ^a   Clamp, John ^b   Warren, Alan ^c   Mahé, Frédéric ^a  

^a Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

^b NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abundance; biogeography; Ciliophora; diversity; environmental diversity; rarity

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOGEOGRAPHY; BIOSPHERE; CILIATE; EUKARYOTE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; RARITY; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

CILIOPHORA; EUKARYOTA;

BIODIVERSITY; CILIATE; ECOSYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY;

BIODIVERSITY; CILIOPHORA; ECOSYSTEM;

EID: 84903908842     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeu.12121     Document Type: Conference Paper

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