Estimation of dissolved organic nitrogen release by micrograzers in natural planktonic assemblages

Plankton Biology and Ecology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-30

  Hasegawa, Toru ^a   Koike, Isao ^a   Mukai, Hiroshi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

15N tracer; DON; Micrograzers; Natural assemblage; The dilution method

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; GRAZING; METHODOLOGY; PLANKTON;

EID: 0034022226     PISSN: 13430874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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