Production of mucilage by the adriatic epipelic diatom Cylindrotheca closterium (Bacillariophyceae) under nutrient limitation

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1087-1095

  Alcoverro, Teresa ^a,b   Conte, Ersilia ^b   Mazzella, Lucia ^b  

^a CENTRE D ESTUDIS AVANÇATS DE BLANES CEAB CSIC   (Spain)

^b Laboratorio di Ecologia del Benthos (SZN)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cylindrotheca closterium; Diatoms; EPS; Marine snow; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Photosynthesis; Polysaccharide; Transp arent extracellular polymer particles

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DIATOM; MUCILAGE; NUTRIENT LIMITATION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0034505698     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.2000.99193.x     Document Type: Article

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