Long-term survival of marine planktonic diatoms and dinofiagellates in stored sediment samples

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 343-354

  Lewis, Jane ^a   Harris, A S D ^a,b   Jones, K J ^b   Edmonds, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURE TECHNIQUE; GROWTH REGULATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SURVIVAL;

COASTAL SEDIMENT; DIATOM; DINOFLAGELLATE; STORAGE; SURVIVAL;

THALASSIOSIRA ANGULATA; THALASSIOSIRA ANGUSTE-LINEATA; THALASSIOSIRA ECCENTRICA; THALASSIOSIRA MINIMA; THALASSIOSIRA PACIFICA; THALASSIOSIRA PUNCTIGERA;

EID: 0032809734     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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