Statistical study on the effects of environmental factors on the growth and microcystins production of bloom-forming cyanobacterium-Microcystis aeruginosa

Harmful Algae

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 127-136

  Jiang, Y ^a   Ji, B ^a   Wong, R N S ^a   Wong, M H ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Environmental factors; Factorial design; Microcystins; Microcystis aeruginosa

Indexed keywords

MICROCYSTIS; MICROCYSTIS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 36849087379     PISSN: 15689883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2007.05.012     Document Type: Article

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