Competition and coexistence of phytoplankton under fluctuating light: Experiments with two cyanobacteria

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 241-248

  Litchman, Elena ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Cyanobacteria; Fluctuations; Irradiance

Indexed keywords

ANABAENA; ANABAENA FLOS-AQUAE; CYANOBACTERIA; FLOS; PHORMIDIUM; PHORMIDIUM LURIDUM;

EID: 0038138136     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame031241     Document Type: Article

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