Nitrate, phosphate, and iron limitation of the phytoplankton assemblage in the lagoon of Takapoto Atoll (Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia)

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 149-161

  Sakka, A ^a   Legendre, L ^a   Gosselin, M ^b   LeBlanc, B ^a   Delesalle, B ^c   Price, N M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atoll lagoon; Bioassays; Nutrient limitation; Phytoplankton; Protozoa

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOICA; ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; DINOPHYCEAE; EUKARYOTA; GYMNODINIUM; PROBOSCIA ALATA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0033212995     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame019149     Document Type: Article

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