On the causes of interspecific differences in the growth-irradiance relationship for phytoplankton. II. A general review

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1988, Pages 1291-1312

  Langdon, Christopher ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

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EID: 7944226484     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/10.6.1291     Document Type: Article

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