Productivity and growth of a natural population of the smallest free-living eukaryote under nitrogen deficiency and sufficiency

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 103-110

  Fouilland, E ^a,c   Descolas Gros, C ^a,d   Courties, C ^a,e   Collos, Y ^a   Vaquer, A ^a   Gasc, A ^b,f  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

^b IFREMER   (France)

^c SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

^e France   (France)

^f Oceanic Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NITROGEN DERIVATIVE;

EUKARYOTE; GROWTH RATE; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FRANCE; GREEN ALGA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; METABOLISM; PHYTOPLANKTON;

ALGAE, GREEN; CARBON; CARBONATES; CELL DIVISION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FRANCE; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PHYTOPLANKTON;

ALGAE; EUKARYOTA; OSTREOCOCCUS TAURI;

EID: 4444256827     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-003-2035-2     Document Type: Article

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