Some thoughts on the concept of colimitation: Three definitions and the importance of bioavailability

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 276-290

  Saito, Mak A ^a   Goepfert, Tyler J ^a   Ritt, Jason T ^b  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOAVAILABILITY; COBALT; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOSPHORUS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; ZINC;

EID: 38749152385     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2008.53.1.0276     Document Type: Article

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