Effects of salinity on growth and on valve morphology of five estuarine diatoms

Phycological Research

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 83-90

  Trobajo, Rosa ^a   Rovira, Laia ^a   Mann, David G ^b   Cox, Eileen J ^c  

^a Institute for Food and Agricultural Research Technology (IRTA)   (Spain)

^b ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Culture; Diatoms; Estuarine; Morphological variability; Nitzschia; Phenotypic plasticity; Salinity

Indexed keywords

DIATOM; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH RATE; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SALINITY; TAXONOMY;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; EOLIMNA SUBMINUSCULA; NITZSCHIA; NITZSCHIA FILIFORMIS; NITZSCHIA FRUSTULUM; NITZSCHIA PALEA; NITZSCHIA PUSILLA; PALEA;

EID: 79953032382     PISSN: 13220829     EISSN: 14401835     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1835.2010.00603.x     Document Type: Article

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