Recruitment of resting stages may induce blooms of Microcystis at low N:P ratios

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1099-1106

  Ståhl Delbanco, Annika ^a   Hansson, Lars Anders ^a   Gyllström, Mikael ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENCLOSURE EXPERIMENT; GRAZING; GROWTH RATE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; RECRUITMENT; RESTING STAGE;

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS;

EID: 0141569687     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/25.9.1099     Document Type: Article

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