Recovery of nitrogen-starved cultures of the diatom Ditylum brightwellii (Bacillariophyceae) upon nitrogen resupply

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 227, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 237-250

  Brussaard, Corina P D ^a   Brookes, Rachael ^b   Noordeloos, Anna A M ^b   Riegman, Roel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Algal cell lysis; Ditylum brightwellii; N resupply; Nitrate accelerated death; Recovery

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; NITROGEN;

DIATOM; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION;

ALGA; ARTICLE; CYTOLYSIS; DIATOM; GROWTH RATE; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN;

DITYLUM BRIGHTWELLII;

EID: 0032582007     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(97)00273-6     Document Type: Article

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