Uptake and accumulation of ammonium by Alexandrium catenella during nutrient pulses

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 313-318

  Collos, Y ^a   Lespilette, M ^a,b   Vaquer, A ^a   Laabir, M ^a   Pastoureaud, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULON   (France)

^c IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Alexandrium catenella; Ammonium accumulation; Ammonium uptake; Carbon fixation; Nitrogen budget; Strain variability

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CELL CULTURE; CELLS; GROWTH KINETICS; NUTRITION; VEGETATION;

AMMONIUM; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; DINOFLAGELLATE; NUTRIENT CYCLING;

ETANG DE THAU; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; HERAULT; LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON; WESTERN EUROPE;

ALEXANDRIUM CATENELLA;

EID: 33749639496     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/18142320609504169     Document Type: Article

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