Effect of nitrogen and phosphorus additions on a benthic microbial mat from a hypersaline lake

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 261-273

  Camacho, Antonio ^a   De Wit, Rutger ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ BORDEAUX 1   (France)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Chloroflexus type bacteria; Diatoms; Gross oxygenic photosynthesis; Inorganic nitrogen; Lake Salada de Chiprana; Microcoleus chthonoplastes; Phosphate; Resource ratio theory

Indexed keywords

ARA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROFLEXUS; CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCOLEUS CHTHONOPLASTES;

EID: 0042071475     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame032261     Document Type: Article

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