Variability of microcystin cell quota: A small model explains dynamics and equilibria

Limnologica

Volumn 38, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 339-349

  Jähnichen, Sabine ^a   Ihle, Tilo ^a   Petzoldt, Thomas ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Growth rate; Microcystin cell quota; Microcystin depletion; Microcystin production; Model simulation

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CELL ORGANELLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYST; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH RATE; INOCULATION; LABORATORY METHOD; PARAMETERIZATION; RESEARCH WORK;

EID: 56749168110     PISSN: 00759511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.limno.2008.05.003     Document Type: Article

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