The role of the picoeukaryote Aureococcus anophagefferens in cycling of marine high-molecular weight dissolved organic nitrogen

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1825-1830

  Berg, Gry Mine ^a,c   Repeta, Daniel J ^b   LaRoche, Julie ^a  

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

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; PICOPLANKTON;

AUREOCOCCUS ANOPHAGEFFERENS; EUKARYOTA; PELAGOPHYCEAE;

EID: 0141651607     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2003.48.5.1825     Document Type: Article

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