Phosphorus uptake by Microcystis during passage through fish guts

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2392-2396

  Lewin, Wolf Christian ^a   Kamjunke, Norbert ^b   Mehner, Thomas ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM; DIGESTIBILITY; FISH; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHOSPHORUS;

CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS;

EID: 0348234326     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2003.48.6.2392     Document Type: Article

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