Size-dependent growth of Microcystis colonies in a shallow, hypertrophic lake: Use of the RNA-to-total organic carbon ratio

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 207-217

  Li, Ming ^a,c   Zhu, Wei ^b   Dai, Xiaoxuan ^b   Xiao, Man ^b   Appiah Sefah, Gloria ^b   Nkrumah, Philip Nti ^b  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Colony; Growth rate; Microcystis; Size dependent

Indexed keywords

CLASS; COLONY; GROWTH RATE; HYPERTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; LAKE; LIGHT INTENSITY; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; RNA; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WATER TEMPERATURE;

CHINA; TAIHU LAKE;

MICROCYSTIS;

EID: 84899979090     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10452-014-9476-1     Document Type: Article

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