Community Ecology of Algal Biofuels: Complementarity and Trait-Based Approaches

Industrial Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 191-201

  Nalley, Jakob O ^a   Stockenreiter, Maria ^a   Litchman, Elena ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bottom up; complementarity; diversity; invasion; lipids; microalgae; open ponds; productivity; top down; Traits

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CULTIVATION; ECOLOGY; LAKES; LIPIDS; PRODUCTIVITY;

BOTTOM-UP; COMPLEMENTARITY; DIVERSITY; INVASION; MICRO-ALGAE; TOPDOWN; TRAITS;

BIOFUELS;

EID: 84902141129     PISSN: 15509087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ind.2013.0038     Document Type: Review

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