Effects of nutrient limitation on biochemical composition of three microalgae and their food value to oyster larvae, Crassostrea gigas

Three microalgae commonly used in bivalve aquaculture were grown in unialgal batch culture and harvested for chemical analyses at rigorously monitored stages of nitrate, phosphate, or silicate limitation. Two series of cultures were analysed; the first was light-limited. Light-saturated cultures of...

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Main Author: Calderwood, Gail Sibbald
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/27402