Light-dependent growth, dark survival, and glucose uptake by cryptophytes isolated from a freshwater chemocline

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 18-25

  Gervais, Frank ^a,b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemocline; Cryptomonas ovata; Cryptomonas phaseolus; Cryptomonas rostratiformis; Cryptomonas undulata; Deep chlorophyll maximum; Growth; Irradiance; Mixotrophy

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHEMOCLINE; GROWTH; LIGHT; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SURVIVAL;

CHROOMONAS; CRYPTOMONAS OVATA; CRYPTOMONAS PHASEOLUS; CRYPTOMONAS ROSTRATIFORMIS; CRYPTOMONAS UNDULATA; CRYPTOPHYCEAE;

EID: 0030617640     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3646.1997.00018.x     Document Type: Article

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