Benthic ciliate diversity and community composition along water depth gradients: a comparison between the intertidal and offshore areas

•This is the first comparative study of benthic ciliate communities from intertidal vs. offshore sediments in the Yellow Sea.•The study revealed significant differences in the ciliate communities between the two habitats.•Ciliate diversity was higher in the offshore than in the intertidal sediments....

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Veröffentlicht in:	European journal of protistology 2018-08, Vol.65, p.31-41
Hauptverfasser:	Meng, Zhaocui, Xu, Kuidong, Dai, Renhai, Warren, Alan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Benthic ciliates Community comparison Diversity Water depth gradient Yellow Sea
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