Production of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) by benthic diatoms: Effect of irradiance and temperature

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 236, Issue , 2002, Pages 13-22

  Wolfstein, Kirsten ^a   Stal, Lucas J ^a  

^a INST INLAND WATER MGMT WASTE W   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Benthic diatoms; Cylindrotheca closterium; EPS; Extracellular polymeric substances; Irradiance; Temperature

Indexed keywords

DIATOM; EXUDATION; IRRADIANCE; POLYMER; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TEMPERATURE;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CLOSTERIUM; CYLINDROTHECA CLOSTERIUM; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0037014396     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps236013     Document Type: Article

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