Diversity in the influence of temperature on the growth rates of freshwater algae, and its ecological relevance

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 291-300

  Butterwick, C ^a   Heaney, S I ^a   Talling, J F ^a  

^a FRESHWATER BIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Algae; Cultures; Growth rate; Phytoplankton; Temperature; Thermal limits

Indexed keywords

ALGA; GROWTH RATE; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; TEMPERATURE;

ALGAE; APHANIZOMENON; APHANIZOMENON FLOS-AQUAE; ASTERIONELLA; ASTERIONELLA FORMOSA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CERATIUM; CRYPTOMONAS; CRYPTOMONAS MARSSONII; CYANOBACTERIA; DINOBRYON; DINOBRYON DIVERGENS; DINOPHYCEAE; EUDORINA; EUDORINA UNICOCCA; EUKARYOTA; FLOS; INVERTEBRATA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); OSCILLATORIA; STAURASTRUM; STAURASTRUM CINGULUM; TRIBONEMA; TYCHONEMA; TYCHONEMA BOURRELLYI; XANTHOPHYCEAE;

EID: 13444258038     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2004.01317.x     Document Type: Article

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