Estimation of N or C uptake rates by phytoplankton using 15N or 13C: Revisiting the usual computation formulae

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 263-271

  Legendre, Louis ^a   Gosselin, Michel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CARBON; NITROGEN; PHYTOPLANKTON;

EID: 0030617909     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/19.2.263     Document Type: Article

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