Toxin-producing cyanobacterium Nodularia spumigena, potential competitors and grazers: Testing mechanisms of reciprocal interactions

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-48

  Engström Öst, Jonna ^a   Hogfors, Hedvig ^b   El Shehawy, Rehab ^b   Stasio, Bart De ^c   Vehmaa, Anu ^a   Gorokhova, Elena ^b  

^a NOVIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; Allelopathy; Grazers; Molecular diet analysis; Nodularin; Toxic cyanobacteria; Trophic interactions

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; COPEPODA; CYANOBACTERIA; EUKARYOTA; EURYTEMORA AFFINIS; NODULARIA; NODULARIA SPUMIGENA; RHODOMONAS SALINA; TETRASELMIS SUECICA;

EID: 78651372922     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01456     Document Type: Article

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