Nutrient kinetics modeled from time series of substrate depletion and growth: Dissolved silicate uptake of Baltic Sea spring diatoms

Marine Biology

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 427-436

  Spilling, Kristian ^a   Tamminen, Timo ^a   Andersen, Tom ^b   Kremp, Anke ^a  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIATOM; GROWTH RATE; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; PHYTOMASS; SILICATE; SUBSTRATE; TIME SERIES;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHAETOCEROS WIGHAMII; DIATOMA TENUE; NITZSCHIA ALBA; NITZSCHIA FRIGIDA; PAULIELLA TAENIATA; SKELETONEMA COSTATUM; THALASSIOSIRA BALTICA;

EID: 77949266045     PISSN: 00253162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00227-009-1329-4     Document Type: Article

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