Elevated CO2 concentrations affect the elemental stoichiometry and species composition of an experimental phytoplankton community

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 597-611

  Verschoor, Antonie M ^a,b,c   Van Dijk, Mark A ^a,d   Huisman, Jef ^e   Van Donk, Ellen ^a,f  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b Ingrepro BV   (Netherlands)

^c EUROPEAN CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^d ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^f UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Algae; Cyanobacteria; Ecological stoichiometry; Inorganic carbon; Resource competition

Indexed keywords

ACUTODESMUS; ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; SCENEDESMUS; SCENEDESMUS OBLIQUUS; SYNECHOCYSTIS; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP.;

EID: 84873436634     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2012.02833.x     Document Type: Article

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