Sinking properties of some phytoplankton shapes and the relation of form resistance to morphological diversity of plankton - An experimental study

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 500, Issue , 2003, Pages 243-257

  Padisák, Judit ^a   Soróczki Pintér, Éva ^a   Rezner, Zsuzsanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PANNONIA   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Form resistance; Phytoplankton; Shape; Sinking properties; Spines; Symmetry; Vital factor

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MORPHOLOGY; POPULATION STATISTICS;

PHYTOPLANKTONS;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

GROWTH FORM; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SETTLING; PHYTOPLANKTON; SETTLING BEHAVIOR;

ALGAE; ASTERIONELLA; CERATIUM; COSMARIUM; EUKARYOTA; FRAGILARIA CROTONENSIS; GYMNODINIUM; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); PEDIASTRUM; PEDIASTRUM COENOBIA; STAURASTRUM; TETRASTRUM; TETRASTRUM STAUROGENIAEFORME;

EID: 0345495687     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024613001147     Document Type: Article

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