Influence of bacteria on phytoplankton cell mortality with phosphorus or nitrogen as the algal-growth-limiting nutrient

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 271-280

  Brussaard, Corina P D ^a   Riegman, Roel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Algal cell mortality; Bacteria; Ditylum brightwellii; N and P deficiency; Starvation

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DITYLUM BRIGHTWELLII;

EID: 0001317792     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame014271     Document Type: Article

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