Improved estimation of f-ratio in natural phytoplankton assemblages

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1793-1808

  Elskens, Marc ^a   Goeyens, Leo ^a   Dehairs, Frank ^a   Rees, Andrew ^b   Joint, Ian ^b   Baeyens, Willy ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; DATA SET; NITRATE; PHYTOPLANKTON;

EID: 0032882898     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0637(99)00023-0     Document Type: Article

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