Four experiments covering different seasons were performed to test the impact of increased
benthic and planktonic resource availability on the structure of biofilm-dwelling ciliate …

Biofilm-dwelling consumer communities play an important role in the matter flux of many
aquatic ecosystems. Due to their poor accessibility, little is as yet known about the regulation …

We investigated the genetic diversity of eukaryotic microorganisms (0.8–20 μm) by
sequencing cloned 18S rRNA genes in six genetic libraries constructed from six locations in …

We studied the effect of the small crustacean zooplankton on heterotrophic micro‐organisms
and edible phytoplankton in a eutrophic lake during a cyanobacterial bloom. 2. Small (15 L) …

Spatial and temporal patterns of plankton ciliates species composition in the Paraná River
floodplain were investigated. Samplings were carried out in twelve environments in two …

The major components of the microbial loop (dissolved organic carbon, bacteria,
nanoflagellates and ciliates) were examined in three Polish lakes (Masurian Lakeland …

Ciliated protist assemblages of the shallow soda lakes Bogoria and Nakuru in Kenya were
studied weekly during the short rainy season in October and November 2008 to identify their …

Seasonal population dynamics and community composition of planktonic ciliates were
studied for over a decade in a naturally eutrophic shallow lake, Lake Võrtsjärv, which has a …

Previous studies have shown that ciliate plankton is generally controlled by food resources
(eg, algae) and predators (eg, metazooplankton). Among lakes with similar trophic levels but …

Fish communities face changes in environmental conditions and fishing that affects the
abundances and structures of the populations. Before 1960s there were abundant stocks of …