Adaptive evolution of a key phytoplankton species to ocean acidification

Nature Geoscience

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 346-351

  Lohbeck, Kai T ^a   Riebesell, Ulf ^a   Reusch, Thorsten B H ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; ADAPTIVE RADIATION; CALCIFICATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLONE; COCCOLITH; FITNESS; FOOD WEB; FOSSIL FUEL; GLOBAL CHANGE; GROWTH RATE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PARALLEL EVOLUTION; PH; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEAWATER;

EMILIANIA HUXLEYI;

EID: 84860455660     PISSN: 17520894     EISSN: 17520908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ngeo1441     Document Type: Article

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