Limitation of zooplankton production: Beyond stoichiometry

Oikos

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 537-542

  Tang, Kam W ^a   Dam, Hans G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 0032907499     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546434     Document Type: Conference Paper

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