Algal growth on organic compounds as nitrogen sources

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1423-1437

  Berman, Tom ^a   Chava, Sara ^a  

^a The Yigal Allon Kinneret Limnological Laboratory   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM NITRATE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; GLUCOSAMINE; GUANINE; HYPOXANTHINE; LYSINE; NITROGEN; NUTRITION; ORNITHINE; PHOSPHATE; UREA;

ALGAL CULTURE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; GROWTH RESPONSE; NUTRIENT USE;

ISRAEL; LAKE KINNERET;

APHANIZOMENON OVALISPORUM; CYCLOTELLA; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA; PEDIASTRUM DUPLEX; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 0032812009     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/21.8.1423     Document Type: Article

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