The large capacity for dark nitrate-assimilation in diatoms may overcome nitrate limitation of growth

New Phytologist

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 101-108

  Flynn, Kevin J ^a   Clark, Darren R ^a   Owens, Nicholas J P ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Assimilation; Dark; Diatom; Flagellate; Growth; Nitrate; Thalassiosira weissflogii

Indexed keywords

DARK; DIATOM; GROWTH RATE; NITRATE; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; HETEROCAPSA; HETEROCAPSA ILLDEFINA; HETEROSIGMA; HETEROSIGMA CARTERAE; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); THALASSIOSIRA; THALASSIOSIRA WEISSFLOGII;

EID: 0036298821     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2002.00435.x     Document Type: Article

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