Modeling bacterial utilization of dissolved organic matter: Optimization replaces Monod growth kinetics

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1591-1609

  Vallino, J J ^a   Hopkinson, C S ^a   Hobbie, J E ^a  

^a ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0001598116     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1996.41.8.1591     Document Type: Article

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