Intra- and interspecies differences in growth and toxicity of Pseudo-nitzschia while using different nitrogen sources

Harmful Algae

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 792-810

  Thessen, A E ^a   Bowers, H A ^b   Stoecker, D K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Diatom; Domoic acid; Nitrate; Pseudo nitzschia; Urea

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDO-NITZSCHIA;

EID: 65649117844     PISSN: 15689883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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