Effect of zinc availability on growth, morphology, and nutrient incorporation in a coastal and an oceanic diatom

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 302-312

  Varela, Diana E ^a   Willers, Valeria ^a,b   Crawford, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b Secretaria de Salud   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cell morphology; Elemental stoichiometry; Growth rate; Marine diatom; Nutrient content; Nutrient incorporation; Skeletonema costatum; Surface area to volume ratio; Thalassiosira oceanica; Zinc limitation

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYTA; NITZSCHIA ALBA; SKELETONEMA COSTATUM; THALASSIOSIRA OCEANICA;

EID: 79953310711     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2010.00948.x     Document Type: Article

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