The nutrient stoichiometry of benthic microalgal growth: Redfield proportions are optimal

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 440-446

  Hillebrand, H ^a   Sommer, U ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGA; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; NUTRIENT; PRODUCTIVITY; STOICHIOMETRY;

ALGAE; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0032988604     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1999.44.2.0440     Document Type: Article

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