The measurement of phytoplankton biomass using flowcytometric sorting and elemental analysis of carbon

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods

Volumn 10, Issue NOVEMBER, 2012, Pages 910-920

  Graff, Jason R ^a   Milligan, Allen J ^a   Behrenfeld, Michael J ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

MICROMONAS PUSILLA; SYNECHOCOCCUS; THALASSIOSIRA PSEUDONANA;

EID: 84872411794     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15415856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lom.2012.10.910     Document Type: Article

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