Can physicochemical factors predict lipid content in phytoplankton?

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 571-579

  Wainman, B C ^a   Smith, R E H ^b  

^a ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHRYSOPHYCEAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031424357     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1997.00228.x     Document Type: Article

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