A model approach for size-selective competition of marine phytoplankton for fluctuating nitrate and ammonium

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 732-740

  Stolte, Willem ^a   Riegman, Roel ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Cell size; Model; Nitrate; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; COMPETITION; MODEL; NITRATE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHYTOPLANKTON; SIZE-SELECTIVE; SIZE-SELECTIVE COMPETITION;

EID: 0030302521     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3646.1996.00732.x     Document Type: Article

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