Nitrogen inputs into the euphotic zone by vertically migrating Rhizosolenia mats

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 545-556

  Singler, Heather R ^a,b   Villareal, Tracy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); WORLD;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; RHIZOSOLENIA;

EID: 23944474357     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbi030     Document Type: Article

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