Nutrient-limited growth of Microcystis aeruginosa and Phormidium tenue and competition under various N:P supply ratios and temperatures

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 250-256

  Fujimoto, Naoshi ^a,d   Sudo, Ryuichi ^a   Sugiura, Norio ^b   Inamori, Yuhei ^c  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Ibaraki Pref Waterworks Bureau   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^d TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOSPHORUS; TEMPERATURE;

HONSHU; JAPAN; LAKE KASUMIGAURA;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; PHORMIDIUM TENUE; UNCULTURED CYANOBACTERIUM;

EID: 0030800895     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1997.42.2.0250     Document Type: Article

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