Going for the slow burn: Why should possession of a low maximum growth rate be advantageous for microalgae?

Plant Ecology and Diversity

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 179-189

  Flynn, Kevin J ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competition; Death; Growth rate; Phytoplankton; Quota model

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958152097     PISSN: 17550874     EISSN: 17551668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17550870903207268     Document Type: Article

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