Involvement of microcystins and colony size in the benthic recruitment of the cyanobacterium Microcystis (Cyanophyceae)

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 42-51

  Misson, Benjamin ^a   Sabart, Marion ^a   Amblard, Christian ^a   Latour, Delphine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

Author keywords

Benthic recruitment; Colony size; Cyanobacteria; Microcystins; Microcystis

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS;

EID: 79951729832     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2010.00943.x     Document Type: Article

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