Photosynthetic and growth responses of three freshwater algae to phosphorus limitation and daylength

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2141-2148

  Litchman, Elena ^a,b   Steiner, Daniel ^a   Bossard, Peter ^a  

^a Limnological Research Center   (Switzerland)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Daylength; Growth rate; Phosphorus limitation; Photosynthesis; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RESPONSE; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOSPHORUS; PHOTOPERIOD; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; NITZSCHIA; PHORMIDIUM; PHORMIDIUM LURIDUM; SPHAEROCYSTIS SCHROETERI;

EID: 0348252149     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.2003.01157.x     Document Type: Article

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