The relative preference index (RPI) for phytoplankton nitrogen use is only weakly related to physiological preference

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1041-1045

  Stolte, Willem ^a   Riegman, Roel ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHYTOPLANKTON; RELATIVE PREFERENCE INDEX;

EID: 0029669619     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/18.6.1041     Document Type: Article

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