The effect of nitrogen concentration and its interaction with light intensity on population dynamics and polysaccharide content of Microcystis aeruginosa

Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 241-248

  Wang, Wei ^a   Liu, Ying ^a   Geng, Linlin ^a   Yang, Zhou ^a   Chen, Yafen ^b  

^a NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND LIMNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Growth; Light intensity; Nitrogen; Polysaccharide

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CYANOBACTERIUM; GROWTH RATE; LIGHT INTENSITY; NITROGEN; POLYSACCHARIDE; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 82555192341     PISSN: 02705060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2011.555205     Document Type: Article

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