The influence of phosphorus availability on carbon allocation and P quota in Scenedesmus subspicatus: A synchrotron-based FTIR analysis

Phycologia

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 583-592

  Sigee, David Charles ^a   Bahrami, Fariba ^b   Estrada, Beatriz ^a   Webster, Rachel Elizabeth ^a   Dean, Andrew Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b DARESBURY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon allocation; EDXRMA; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; FTIR; Phosphorus quota; Scenedesmus; X ray microanalysis

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; DESMODESMUS SUBSPICATUS; SCENEDESMUS;

EID: 35048875396     PISSN: 00318884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2216/07-14.1     Document Type: Article

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