Resilience of freshwater communities of small microbial eukaryotes undergoing severe drought events
Small and shallow aquatic ecosystems such as ponds and streams constitute a significant proportion of continental surface waters, especially in temperate zones. In comparison with bigger lakes and rivers, they harbor higher biodiversity but they also exhibit reduced buffering capacity face to enviro...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016-05-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00812/full |