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Effects of Seasonality and Dispersal on the Ciliate Community Inhabiting Bromeliad Phytotelmata in Riparian Vegetation of a Large Tropical River.
The Journal of eukaryotic microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
Buosi Paulo R B, Cabral Adalgisa F, Utz Laura R P, Vieira Ludgero C G, Velho Luiz F M
Abstract excerpt
This study evaluated the influence of rainfall amount on the abundance, species richness, and species occurrence and abundance distribution of the ciliate community associated with the bromeliad Aechmea distichantha. The plants were collected from a rock wall of about 10-km long at the left bank of Paraná River. We assessed the effects of both spatial and temporal variables on the community attributes, as well as...
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