Spatial and temporal factors determining the structure of ciliate protist communities in neotropical streams
Fatores espaciais e temporais que determinam a estrutura das comunidades de protistas ciliados em riachos neotropicais
Carolina Leite Guimarães Durán; Felipe Rafael de Oliveira; Matheus Henrique de Oliveira de Matos; Leonardo Antunes Pessoa; Melissa Progênio; Loiani Oliveira Santana; Aline Aparecida Aguiar Ferreira; Luiz Felipe Machado Velho
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Submitted date:
09/03/2024
Accepted date:
05/29/2025
Publication date:
07/23/2025
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