Nitrogen limitation of North Atlantic phytoplankton: Analysis of physiological condition in nutrient enrichment experiments

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 53-64

  Graziano, L M ^a,d   Geider, R J ^a,e   Li, W K W ^b   Olaizola, M ^c,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^c JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^d BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCES   (United States)

^e THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fluorescence; Nitrogen limitation; Physiology

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; EUKARYOTA; PROCHLOROPHYTES;

EID: 0002731103     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame011053     Document Type: Article

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