Formation of very young colonies by Phaeocystis pouchetii from western Norway

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 267-274

  Verity, P G ^a   Zirbel, M J ^b   Nejstgaard, J C ^c  

^a SKIDAWAY INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Colony formation; Evolutionary strategy; Mesocosms; Phaeocystis pouchetii; Phytoplankton ecology; Ultradian growth

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYTA; METAZOA; PHAEOCYSTIS POUCHETII;

EID: 34548387230     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame047267     Document Type: Article

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