Growth rates of phytoplankton under fluctuating light

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 223-235

  Litchman, Elena ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluctuating light; Growth rate; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; IRRADIANCE; LIGHT; PHYTOPLANKTON;

ANABAENA FLOS-AQUAE; CYANOBACTERIUM; NITZSCHIA; PHORMIDIUM LURIDUM; SPHAEROCYSTIS SCHROETERI;

EID: 0034095719     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2000.00559.x     Document Type: Article

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