Allelopathic activity of cyanobacteria on green microalgae at low cell densities

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 347-355

  Leão, Pedro N ^a   Vasconcelos, M Teresa S D ^a,b   Vasconcelos, Vítor M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Allelopathy; Cell density; Cyanobacteria; Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii; Green microalgae; Oscillatoria

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; ALGAL CULTURE; ALLELOPATHY; BIOASSAY; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXUDATION; GREEN ALGA; GROWTH RATE; INHIBITION; LABORATORY METHOD; MICROALGA; PHYTOPLANKTON;

CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CYANOBACTERIA; CYLINDROSPERMOPSIS; CYLINDROSPERMOPSIS RACIBORSKII; OSCILLATORIA; OSCILLATORIA SP.; PODOHEDRIELLA FALCATA;

EID: 74749085400     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: 14694433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670260802652156     Document Type: Article

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