Are diatoms poor competitors at low phosphate concentrations?

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 16, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 191-198

  Egge, J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Competition; Diatoms; Flagellates; Morphology; Phosphate

Indexed keywords

DIATOM; FLAGELLATE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; PHOSPHATE;

EID: 0031795649     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-7963(97)00113-9     Document Type: Article

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