Alkaline phosphatase activity of phytoplankton in East China Sea coastal waters with frequent harmful algal bloom occurrences

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 195-206

  Huang, Bangqin ^a   Ou, Linjian ^a,b   Wang, Xiulin ^c   Huo, Wenyi ^d   Li, Ruixiang ^e   Hong, Huasheng ^a   Zhu, Mingyuan ^e   Qi, Yuzao ^b  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^d SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^e FIRST INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (China)

Author keywords

Alkaline phosphatase; East China Sea; Harmful algal blooms; Phosphorus stress; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHRYSOPHYCEAE; DINOPHYCEAE; DINOPHYSIS; GONYAULAX; KARENIA MIKIMOTOI; PROROCENTRUM DONGHAIENSE; PROTOPERIDINIUM;

EID: 42149170549     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01135     Document Type: Article

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