The effect of nutrient availability and temperature on chain length of the diatom, Skeletonema costatum

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 831-840

  Takabayashi, Misaki ^a,b   Lew, Kevin ^b   Johnson, Amber ^b   Marchi, Al ^b   Dugdale, Richard ^b   Wilkerson, Frances P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIATOM; ESTUARY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GROWTH RATE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SOFTWARE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; UNITED STATES;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SKELETONEMA COSTATUM;

EID: 33749603932     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbl018     Document Type: Article

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