Influence of UV-B radiation on nitrogen utilization by a natural assemblage of phytoplankton

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 484-496

  Fauchol, Juliette ^a,b   Gosselin, Michel ^a   Levasseur, Maurice ^b   Mostajir, Behzad ^a   Belzile, Claude ^a   Demers, Serge ^a   Roy, Suzanne ^a   Villegas, Piedad Zulema ^a  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^b MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ammonium uptake; Mesocosm experiment; Nitrate uptake; Phytoplankton; Urea uptake; UV B radiation

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; DIATOM; DINOFLAGELLATE; FLAGELLATE; NITRATE; NITROGEN UTILIZATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; REDUCTION; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; UREA;

ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT USE; PHYTOPLANKTON; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

CANADA;

EID: 0033850736     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.2000.99011.x     Document Type: Article

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