Model of copepod growth influenced by the food carbon:nitrogen ratio and concentration, under the hypothesis of strict homeostasis

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1111-1132

  Touratier, Franck ^a   Legendre, Louis ^a   Vézina, Alain ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CARBON; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; GROWTH; METABOLISM; MODEL; NITROGEN; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

CRUSTACEAN; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FOOD QUALITY; GROWTH; LIMITING FACTOR; PRODUCTIVITY;

COPEPODA;

EID: 0032812707     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/21.6.1111     Document Type: Article

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