Responses of coastal phytoplankton populations to nitrogen additions: Dynamics of cell-associated dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP), glycine betaine (GBT), and homarine

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 685-699

  Keller, Maureen D ^a   Matrai, Patricia A ^a   Kiene, Ronald P ^b   Bellows, Wendy K ^a  

^a BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYLSULFONIOPROPIONATE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHYTOPLANKTON;

EID: 4544326156     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F04-058     Document Type: Conference Paper

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