Influence of N/P ratio on competitive abilities for nitrogen and phosphorus by Microcystis aeruginosa and Aulacoseira distans

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 525-533

  Marinho, Marcelo Manzi ^a   De Oliveira E Azevedo, Sandra Maria Feliciano ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Batch cultures; Competition; Cyanobacteria; Diatoms; Growth; N and P uptake

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CYANOBACTERIUM; DIATOM; GROWTH RATE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHOSPHORUS;

AULACOSEIRA; AULACOSEIRA DISTANS; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 35748973286     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10452-007-9118-y     Document Type: Article

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