Growth response of Microcystis spp. to iron enrichment in different regions of Lake Taihu, China

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 700, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 187-202

  Xu, Hai ^a   Zhu, Guangwei ^a   Qin, Boqiang ^a   Paerl, Hans W ^b  

^a NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND LIMNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

CyanoHABs; Iron; Lake Taihu; Microcystis spp; Nitrogen; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOASSAY; BIOMASS; CYANOBACTERIUM; EUTROPHICATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; IRON; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOSPHORUS; TRACE ELEMENT;

CHINA; JIANGSU; MEILIANG BAY; TAIHU LAKE;

ALGAE; CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS;

EID: 84870691579     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-012-1229-3     Document Type: Article

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