Experimental investigation of taxon-specific response of alkaline phosphatase activity in natural freshwater phytoplankton

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1167-1175

  Rengefors, K ^a,c   Ruttenberg, K C ^a,d   Haupert, C L ^a   Taylor, C ^a   Howes, B L ^b   Anderson, D M ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESPONSE; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOSPHATASE; PHYTOPLANKTON;

ACTINASTRUM; ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; COCCOIDEA; CYANOBACTERIA; DICTYOSPHAERIUM; EUDORINA; EUKARYOTA; SPINY;

EID: 0038529795     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2003.48.3.1167     Document Type: Article

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