Quantifying diatom aspirations: Mechanical properties of chain-forming species

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1789-1801

  Young, A M ^a   Karp Boss, L ^a   Jumars, P A ^a   Landis, E N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b University of Maine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMECHANICS; COLONY; DIATOM; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GRAZING; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MORPHOLOGY; NICHE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYTOPLANKTON; PIPE FLOW;

EID: 84871049612     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2012.57.6.1789     Document Type: Article

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