Contribution of nitrate to the uptake of nitrogen by phytoplankton in an ocean margin environment

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 353, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 139-152

  Elskens, Marc ^a   Baeyens, Willy ^a   Goeyens, Leo ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; CONTINENTAL MARGINS; NEW PRODUCTION; NITRATE; NITRATES; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHYTOPLANKTON;

EID: 0030694014     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1003058928157     Document Type: Article

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