The natural life cycle in wild populations of Diatoma moniliformis (Bacillariophyceae) and its disruption in an aberrant environment

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 924-937

  Potapova, Marina ^a   Snoeijs, Pauli ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGICAL PROBLEMS OF THE NORTH   (Russian Federation)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Auxosporulation; Bacillariophyceae; Baltic Sea; Brackish; Cell size; Diatoms; Initial cell; Life cycle; Population ecology; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ABIOTIC FACTOR; DIATOM; FLOW RATE; LIFE CYCLE; POPULATION SIZE; TEMPERATURE;

BALTIC SEA;

DIATOMA MONILIFORMIS;

EID: 0031416568     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3646.1997.00924.x     Document Type: Article

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