The cyanobacterium Gloeotrichia echinulata stimulates the growth of other phytoplankton

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1349-1354

  Carey, Cayelan C ^a   Rengefors, Karin ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

allelochemicals; cyanobacterial bloom; eutrophication; facilitation; stimulatory allelopathy

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; ALLELOCHEMICAL; CYANOBACTERIUM; EUTROPHICATION; FACILITATION; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; PHYTOPLANKTON;

CYANOBACTERIA; GLOEOTRICHIA; GLOEOTRICHIA ECHINULATA;

EID: 77955547790     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbq046     Document Type: Article

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