Increasing microcystis cell density enhances microcystin synthesis: A mesocosm studys

Inland Waters

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 17-22

  Wood, Susanna A ^a,b   Dietrich, Daniel R ^c   Craig Cary, S ^b   Hamilton, David P ^b  

^a CAWTHRON INSTITUTE   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell abundance; Cyanobacteria; Cyanotoxins

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874481335     PISSN: 20442041     EISSN: 2044205X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5268/IW-2.1.424     Document Type: Article

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