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Nitrogen turnover in marine and brackish habitats III. The production of extracellular nitrogen by Calothrix scopulorum

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

K. Jones  and
W. D. P. Stewart
K. Jones*
Affiliation:
Department of Botany, Westfield College, University of London
W. D. P. Stewart*
Affiliation:
Department of Botany, Westfield College, University of London
*
1Present address: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Lancaster
2Present address: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Dundee
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The effects of salinity, light intensity, temperature and pH on the amounts of nitrogen fixed and liberated extracellularly by the marine blue-green alga Calothrix scopulorum (Weber et Mohr) Ag. ex Bornet et Flahault have been investigated.

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 49 , Issue 2 , May 1969 , pp. 475 - 488
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1969

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