Recruitment potential of a green alga ulva flexuosa wulfen dark preserved zoospore and its development

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Imchen, Temjensangba ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; PHOSPHATE;

ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DARK ADAPTATION; GERMINATION; LIGHT INTENSITY; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SALINITY; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; ULVA; ULVA FLEXUOSA; ZOOSPORE; BACTERIAL SPORE; BIOMASS; DARKNESS; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LABORATORY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

CHLOROPHYTA; ULVA FLEXUOSA;

BIOMASS; DARKNESS; GERMINATION; LABORATORIES; NITRATES; PHOSPHATES; SALINITY; SPORES; ULVA;

EID: 84857711215     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0032651     Document Type: Article

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