The first record of Nitzschia alba from UK coastal waters with notes on its growth potential

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 355-356

  Armstrong, Evelyn ^a,d   Rogerson, Andrew ^b   Leftley, John W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MARINE BIOLOGICAL STATION   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL DIVISION; COASTAL ECOSYSTEM; DIATOM; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GROWTH RATE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PHYCOCOLLOID; TEMPERATURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

GROWTH; NEW RECORD; PHYTOPLANKTON;

UNITED KINGDOM;

NITZSCHIA; NITZSCHIA ALBA;

EID: 0034109256     PISSN: 00253154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0025315499001939     Document Type: Article

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