Environmental influences on akinete germination and development in Nodularia spumigena (Cyanobacteriaceae), isolated from the Gippsland Lakes, Victoria, Australia

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 649, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 239-247

  Myers, Jackie H ^a,b,c   Beardall, John ^a   Allinson, Graeme ^b   Salzman, Scott ^d   Gunthorpe, Leanne ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Akinete germination; Algal blooms; Cyanobacteria; Irradiance; Nitrogen; Nodularia spumigena; Nutrients; Phosphorus; Salinity

Indexed keywords

AKINETE GERMINATION; ALGAL BLOOMS; CYANOBACTERIA; IRRADIANCE; NODULARIA SPUMIGENA;

BLOOMS (METAL); EXPERIMENTS; NITROGEN; OPTIMIZATION; PHOSPHORUS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

NUTRIENTS;

ALGAL BLOOM; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; GERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; IRRADIANCE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHOSPHORUS; SALINITY;

AUSTRALIA; GIPPSLAND LAKES; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA; NODULARIA; NODULARIA SPUMIGENA;

EID: 77952429112     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-010-0252-5     Document Type: Article

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