Saltern evaporation ponds as model systems for the study of primary production processes under hypersaline conditions

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 56, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 193-204

  Oren, Aharon ^a,b  

^a Institute of Life Sciences   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cyanobacterial mats; Dunaliella; Hypersaline; Primary production; Salterns

Indexed keywords

APHANOTHECE; ARCHAEA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; DUNALIELLA; MICROCOLEUS; PHORMIDIUM;

EID: 70349183968     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01297     Document Type: Conference Paper

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