Nutrient status of phytoplankton communities in Norwegian waters (marine, brackish, and fresh) as revealed by their chemical composition

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1983, Pages 175-196

  Sakshaug, Egil ^a   Andresen, Kjersti ^a   Myklestad, Sverre ^a   Olsen, Yngvar ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

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EID: 0000536979     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/5.2.175     Document Type: Article

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