A modelling approach to the Redfield ratio deviations in the ocean

Scientia Marina

Volumn 62, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 169-176

  Rios A F ^a   Fraga, F ^a   Figueiras, F G ^a   Perez F F ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES MARINAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

"CO"; "NCO"; "NO"; Organic matter; Redfield ratio; Stoichiometry

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001934790     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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