Material recycling in a closed aquatic ecosystem. I. Nitrogen transformation cycle and preferential utilization of ammonium to nitrate by phytoplankton as an optimal control problem

Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 957-982

  Kmeť, Tibor ^a  

^a University of Education   (Slovakia)

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EID: 0030237338     PISSN: 00928240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02459492     Document Type: Article

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