Nutrient limitation in relation to phytoplankton carotenoid/chlorophyll a ratios in freshwater mesocosms

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 891-906

  Schlüter, Louise ^a   Riemann, Bo ^a,b   Søndergaard, Morten ^a,c  

^a Intl Agency for 14C Determination   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; MESOCOSM; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHYTOPLANKTON;

EID: 0030612866     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/19.7.891     Document Type: Article

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