Photopigment radiolabelling as a tool for determining in situ growth rates of the toxic dinoflagellate Karenia brevis (Dinophyceae)

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 415-423

  Richardson, Tammi L ^a   Pinckney, James L ^a   Walker, Elyse A ^a   Marshalonis, Daniel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll a; Gulf of Mexico; Gyroxanthin; Harmful algal bloom; High performance liquid chromatography; Light; Nutrients; Pigment

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL; COASTAL WATER; DINOFLAGELLATE; GROWTH RATE; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; TOXIC ORGANISM;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DINOPHYCEAE; KARENIA; KARENIA BREVIS;

EID: 33845472312     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: 14694433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670260600937767     Document Type: Article

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