Atmospheric nitrogen deposition is associated with elevated phosphorus limitation of lake zooplankton

Ecology Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1256-1261

  Elser, James J ^a   Peace, Angela L ^a   Kyle, Marcia ^a   Wojewodzic, Marcin ^b   McCrackin, Michelle L ^a   Andersen, Tom ^b   Hessen, Dag O ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Nitrogen deposition; Phosphorus limitation; Stoichiometry; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CRUSTACEA; DAPHNIA; HOLOPEDIUM (CRUSTACEAN);

EID: 78149314284     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: 14610248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2010.01519.x     Document Type: Article

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