The effect of growth rate, phosphorus concentration, and temperature on N2 fixation, carbon fixation, and nitrogen release in continuous cultures of Trichodesmium IMS101

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 839-849

  Mulholland, Margaret R ^a   Bernhardt, Peter W ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHOSPHORUS;

TRICHODESMIUM;

EID: 20044374188     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2005.50.3.0839     Document Type: Article

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