Phytoplankton uptake of ammonium, nitrate and urea in the Neuse River Estuary, NC, USA

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 533, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 123-134

  Twomey, Luke J ^a   Piehler, Michael F ^b   Paerl, Hans W ^b  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

DON; Neuse River Estuary; nitrogen uptake; Phytoplankton; urea

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BIOMASS; ESTUARIES; NITRATES; RIVERS; UREA;

AMMONIUM; BIOMASS ACCUMULATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; PHYTOPLANKTON ACTIVITY;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

AMMONIUM; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

NEUSE ESTUARY; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 19944413712     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-004-2403-z     Document Type: Article

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