A model for variable phytoplankton stoichiometry based on cell protein regulation

Biogeosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 4341-4356

  Bonachela, J A ^a   Allison, S D ^b   Martiny, A C ^b   Levin, S A ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CELL ORGANELLE; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; GROWTH RATE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PROTEIN; STOCHASTICITY;

EID: 84880172514     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-4341-2013     Document Type: Article

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