Phosphorus and trace metal limitation of algae and bacteria in Lake Superior

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 495-507

  Sterner, Robert W ^a   Smutka, Tanya M ^a   McKay, R Michael L ^b   Xiaoming, Qin ^b   Brown, Erik T ^c   Sherrell, Robert M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPLANKTON; GROWTH; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; TRACE METAL;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE SUPERIOR; NORTH AMERICA;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 1942530124     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2004.49.2.0495     Document Type: Article

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