Interactive effects of light and nutrients on phytoplankton stoichiometry

Oecologia

Volumn 149, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 676-689

  Dickman, Elizabeth M ^a   Vanni, Michael J ^a   Horgan, Martin J ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon:nitrogen:phosphorus ratio; Lake; Light nutrient hypothesis; Nitrogen; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPHYLL A; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LIGHT EFFECT; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHYTOPLANKTON; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STOICHIOMETRY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; EUKARYOTE; LIGHT; METABOLISM; PHYTOPLANKTON; PROTOZOON;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON; CHLOROPHYLL; EUKARYOTA; LIGHT; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PROTOZOA;

EID: 33748944861     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-006-0473-5     Document Type: Article

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