Differences in the soluble, residual phosphate concentrations at which coastal phytoplankton species up-regulate alkaline-phosphatase expression, as measured by flow-cytometric detection of ELF-97® fluorescence

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1195-1204

  Meseck, Shannon L ^a   Alix, Jennifer H ^a   Wikfors, Gary H ^a   Ward, J Evan ^b  

^a NOAA/NMFS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkaline phosphatase; Coastal phytoplankton; ELF 97 ; Flow cytometry

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHOSPHATE; PHYTOPLANKTON;

ALGAE; CHAETOCEROS NEOGRACILE; CHLORELLA AUTOTROPHICA; ISOCHRYSIS SP.; PROROCENTRUM MINIMUM; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS BACILLARIS; TETRASELMIS CHUII;

EID: 70449565478     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12237-009-9211-7     Document Type: Article

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