A dynamic regulatory model of phytoplanktonic acclimation to light, nutrients, and temperature

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 679-694

  Geider, Richard J ^a   MacIntyre, Hugh L ^b   Kana, Todd M ^b  

^a THE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; LIGHT; MODELING; NUTRIENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0031823087     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1998.43.4.0679     Document Type: Article

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