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2010

Belgian Coastal Waters; Ross Sea; North-Sea; Globosa Prymnesiophyceae; Climate-Change; Antarctica Prymnesiophyceae; Environmental-Factors; Community Structure; Genus Phaeocystis; Viral-Infection

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Temperature Effects On Growth, Colony Development And Carbon Partitioning In Three Phaeocystis Species, Xd Wang, Kw Tang, Y Wang, Walker O. Smith Jr. Jan 2010

Temperature Effects On Growth, Colony Development And Carbon Partitioning In Three Phaeocystis Species, Xd Wang, Kw Tang, Y Wang, Walker O. Smith Jr.

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Phaeocystis is an ecologically important marine phytoplankton genus that is globally distributed. We examined the effects of temperature on the 3 most common species: P. globosa, P. antarctica, and P. pouchetii, which grew at 16-32, 0-6, and 4-8 degrees C, respectively. P. pouchetii did not form colonies; P. globosa formed colonies at 16, 20, and 24 degrees C, and P. antarctica colonies were observed at all temperatures. More cells were partitioned into the colonial form at lower temperatures than at higher temperatures for P. globosa and P. antarctica. P. globosa colony size decreased with temperature, whereas P. antarctica colony size …