Effect of lowered pH on marine phytoplankton growth rates

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 416, Issue , 2010, Pages 79-91

  Berge, Terje ^a   Daugbjerg, Niels ^a   Andersen, Bettina Balling ^a   Hansen, Per Juel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Growth rates; Lowered pH; Marine phytoplankton; Ocean acidification; Primary production

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CARBONATE SYSTEM; DINOFLAGELLATE; GROWTH RATE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PH; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEAWATER;

CRYPTOPHYTA; DINOPHYCEAE; HETEROCAPSA TRIQUETRA; TELEAULAX;

EID: 77958451873     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08780     Document Type: Article

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