Nitrogen excretion by the calanoid copepod Acartia tonsa: Results of mesocosm experiments

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1767-1780

  Miller, Caroline A ^a,c   Glibert, Patricia M ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM RADICAL; NITROGEN METABOLISM; PRIMARY AMINE; UREA;

BIOGENIC EMISSION; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; ZOOPLANKTON;

ACARTIA TONSA; COPEPODA;

EID: 0031718353     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/20.9.1767     Document Type: Article

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