Patterns of carbon and nitrogen uptake during blooms of Emiliania huxleyi in two Norwegian fjords

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2349-2366

  Fernandez E ^a   Maranon E ^b   Harbour, D S ^c   Kristiansen, S ^d   Heimdal, B R ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^c PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMILIANIA HUXLEYI;

ALGAE; ALGAL BLOOMS; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; BLOOM; CARBON; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE;

NORWAY, FAUSKANGERPOLLEN; NORWAY, NORDASVANNET;

EID: 0030302780     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/18.12.2349     Document Type: Article

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