Effects of dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) produced by the cordgrass Spartina alterniflora on its epiphytic algal community

Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 419-426

  Jackson, Gabriella ^a,c   Stuckey, Joyce ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^c Instituto de Estudos do Mar Almirante Paulo Moreira IEAPM   (Brazil)

Author keywords

DMSP; Epiphytic algae; Spartina alterniflora

Indexed keywords

ALGA; ANTIFOULING AGENT; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; EPIPHYTE; GRASS;

ALGAE; EMBRYOPHYTA; SPARTINA; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

EID: 35148817123     PISSN: 10151621     EISSN: 14209055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00027-007-0890-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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