Comparison of measured growth rates with those calculated from rates of photosynthesis in Planktothrix spp. isolated from Blelham Tarn, English Lake District

New Phytologist

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 225-239

  Davis, P A ^a   Walsby, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blelham Tarn; Cyanobacteria; Growth rate; Photosynthesis; Planktothrix rubescens

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM; GROWTH RATE; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; WATER TEMPERATURE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

CYANOBACTERIA; PLANKTOTHRIX; PLANKTOTHRIX AGARDHII; PLANKTOTHRIX RUBESCENS;

EID: 0036828655     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2002.00495.x     Document Type: Article

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