Didymosphenia geminata growth rates and bloom formation in relation to ambient dissolved phosphorus concentration

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 641-653

  Kilroy, Cathy ^a   Bothwell, Max L ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

Algal blooms; Didymosphenia geminata; Frequency of dividing cells; Phosphorus limitation; Stalked diatoms

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; DIDYMOSPHENIA GEMINATA;

EID: 84858077658     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2011.02727.x     Document Type: Article

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