Phytoplankton nutrient competition under dynamic light regimes

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 49, Issue 4 II, 2004, Pages 1457-1462

  Litchman, Elena ^a,b   Klausmeier, Christopher A ^a,b   Bossard, Peter ^a  

^a Limnological Research Center   (Switzerland)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DIEL VARIATION; IRRADIANCE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHYTOPLANKTON;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA;

EID: 3843098077     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2004.49.4_part_2.1457     Document Type: Article

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