Production of labile and refractory dissolved organic carbon by zooplankton excretion: An experimental study using large outdoor continuous flow-through ponds

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 434-443

  Park, Je Chul ^a   Aizaki, M ^b   Fukushima, T ^b   Otsuki, A ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

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EID: 0031011939     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f96-278     Document Type: Article

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