Ammonium supply mode and the competitive interaction between the cyanobacterium Microcystis novacekii and the green alga Scenedesmus quadricauda

Fundamental and Applied Limnology

Volumn 170, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 133-140

  Yoshida, Makoto ^a,b   Togashi, Tatsuya ^a   Takeya, Kaoru ^a   Yoshimura, Jin ^a   Miyazaki, Tatsuo ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Continuous cultures; Cyanobacteria; Microcystis novacekii; Nutrient pulse; Scenedesmus quadricauda

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; GREEN ALGA; GROWTH RESPONSE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT LIMITATION;

CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS; MICROCYSTIS NOVACEKII; SCENEDESMUS; SCENEDESMUS QUADRICAUDA;

EID: 38049160134     PISSN: 18639135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/1863-9135/2007/0170-0133     Document Type: Article

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