The role of nitrogen in promoting the toxic cyanophyte Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii in a subtropical water reservoir

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2143-2153

  Burford, Michele A ^a   Mcneale, Karen L ^a   Mckenzie Smith, Fiona J ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Seqwater   (Australia)

Author keywords

Algae; Ammonium; Nitrogen fixation; Toxic algae; Water storages

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN COMPOUND; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; TOXICITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NORTH PINE DAM; QUEENSLAND;

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA; CYLINDROSPERMOPSIS; CYLINDROSPERMOPSIS RACIBORSKII;

EID: 33749851009     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2006.01630.x     Document Type: Article

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