Bloom formation in heterocystic nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria: The dependence on colony size and zooplankton grazing

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2171-2178

  Chan, Francis ^a,b   Pace, Michael L ^c   Howarth, Robert W ^a,d   Marino, Roxanne M ^a,d  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^d MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; CYANOBACTERIUM; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; GRAZING; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; POPULATION SIZE;

ANABAENA; CYANOBACTERIA; VISCUM; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 9244263054     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2004.49.6.2171     Document Type: Article

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