Phosphorus limitation of the freshwater benthic diatom Didymosphenia geminata determined by the frequency of dividing cells

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 565-578

  Bothwell, Max L ^a   Kilroy, Cathy ^b  

^a PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cell division; Didymo; Light limitation; Periphyton algae; River algal blooms

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; DIDYMOSPHENIA GEMINATA;

EID: 79551661034     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2010.02524.x     Document Type: Article

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