Temperature effects on photosynthetic capacity, respiration, and growth rates of bloom‐forming cyanobacteria

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1987, Pages 391-399

  Robarts, Richard D ^a   Zohary, Tamar ^a  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anabaena; Aphanizomenon; Bluegreen algae; Cyanobacteria; Cyanophytes; Diatoms; Green algae; Growth rates; Microcystis; Oscillatoria; Photosynthetic capacity; Phytoplankton; Population dynamics; Respiration; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; GROWTH; TEMPERATURE;

ANABAENA; APHANIZOMENON; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; OSCILLATORIA;

EID: 0023556755     PISSN: 00288330     EISSN: 11758805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288330.1987.9516235     Document Type: Article

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