Comparative phosphorus nutrition of the marine cyanobacterium Synechococcus WH7803 and the marine diatom Thalassiosira weissflogii

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1793-1813

  Donald, Kirsten M ^a,b   Scanlan, David J ^a   Carr, Noel G ^a   Mann, Nicholas H ^a   Joint, Ian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; CYANOBACTRIA; DIATOM; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHOSPHATE;

SYNECHOCOCCUS; THALASSIOSIRA WEISSFLOGII;

EID: 0031449086     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/19.12.1793     Document Type: Article

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