Growth kinetic parameters of two planktonic desmid species under fluctuating phosphorus conditions in continuous-flow culture

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1899-1912

  Spijkerman, Elly ^a   Coesel, Peter F M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; NUTRIENT COMPETITION; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHOSPHORUS; PLANKTON; PULSE REGIME;

COSMARIUM ABBREVIATUM PLANCTONICUM; STAURASTRUM CHAETOCERAS;

EID: 0031449148     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/19.12.1899     Document Type: Article

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