High pH and not allelopathy may be responsible for negative effects of Nodularia spumigena on other algae

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 43-54

  Møgelhøj, Mia K ^a,b   Hansen, Per Juel ^a   Henriksen, Peter ^b   Lundholm, Nina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Allelopathy; Blooms; Cyanobacteria; Nodularia spumigena; Nodularin; pH

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CRYPTOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; NODULARIA; NODULARIA SPUMIGENA; RHODOMONAS SALINA;

EID: 33744959986     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame043043     Document Type: Article

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