Ecological stoichiometry of N and P in pelagic ecosystems: Comparison of lakes and oceans with emphasis on the zooplankton-phytoplankton interaction

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 648-662

  Hassett, R P ^a   Cardinale, B ^b,c   Stabler, L B ^b   Elser, J J ^b  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DAPHNIA;

EID: 0030727773     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1997.42.4.0648     Document Type: Article

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