Nitrogen assimilation and the f-ratio in the northwestern Indian Ocean during an intermonsoon period

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 46, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 725-743

  Watts, L J ^a   Owens, N J P ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MONSOON; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 0033104131     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(98)00125-8     Document Type: Article

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