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Morphological changes inSkeletonema costatum(Bacillariophyceae) during a spring bloom in a marine ecosystem enclosure

Year: 1987

Type: article

Abstract: During a spring diatom bloom in a large marine experimental enclosure, there was a significant increase in cell dimensions of Skeletonema costatum. Over a period of 2 days, the mean value of the pervalvar axis increased from 6·7 to 12·3 μm. This change in size occurred during a period of rapid population growth. Cell diameter did not show the same dramatic increase, although there was a significant increase in cell diameter over the 18-day period of the experiment. Nutrient concentrations were high and nutrient limitation is unlikely to have been the reason for the change in cell length.

Source: British Phycological Journal

DOI: 10.1080/00071618700650141

Authors: I.R. Joint, A.J. Pomroy, G.A. Robinson, R.J. Morris, M.J. McCartney

Institution: Natural Environment Research Council

Language: English

Topic: Diatoms and Algae Research

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Life below water

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Natural Environment Research Council