Inorganic nitrogen assimilation by picoplankton and whole plankton in a coastal ecosystem

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1608-1616

  Rodrigues, Rubina M N V ^a   Williams, Peter J Le B ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; INORGANIC NITROGEN; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PICOPLANKTON; PLANKTON;

MENAI STRAIT; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0036866991     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2002.47.6.1608     Document Type: Article

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