Applicability of the FDA assay to determine the viability of marine phytoplankton under different environmental conditions

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 352, Issue , 2007, Pages 17-26

  Garvey, M ^a   Moriceau, B ^a,b   Passow, U ^a  

^a ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b TECHNOPÔLE BREST IROISE   (France)

Author keywords

Aggregation; FDA assay; Nutrient limitation; Viability of phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; BIOASSAY; DIATOM; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHYTOPLANKTON;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; EMILIANIA HUXLEYI; HAPTOPHYCEAE; THALASSIOSIRA WEISSFLOGII;

EID: 38949146667     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07134     Document Type: Article

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