Effects of germanium dioxide, an inhibitor of diatom growth, on the microscopic laboratory cultivation stage of the kelp, Laminaria saccharina

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-32

  Shea, Ryan ^a   Chopin, Thierry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diatom inhibition; Gametophyte; Germanium dioxide; Integrated aquaculture; Laminaria saccharina; Multi trophic

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; LAMINARIA; SACCHARINA LATISSIMA;

EID: 33847629960     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-006-9107-x     Document Type: Article

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