Quantifying interspecific coagulation efficiency of phytoplankton

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 159, Issue , 1997, Pages 75-79

  Hansen, Jørgen L S ^a   Kiørboe, Thomas ^b  

^a Marine Biological Laboratory   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Interspecific coagulation; Phytoplankton stickiness

Indexed keywords

COAGULATION; DIATOM; PHYTOPLANKTON; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; DITYLUM BRIGHTWELLII; SKELETONEMA COSTATUM; THALASSIOSIRA; THALASSIOSIRA NORDENSKJOELDII;

EID: 0031590585     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps159075     Document Type: Article

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