Phytoplankton Cell Size Reduction in Response to Warming Mediated by Nutrient Limitation

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2013, Pages

  Peter, Kalista Higini ^a   Sommer, Ulrich ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; TEMPERATURE STRESS; WARMING;

CELL SIZE; GLOBAL WARMING; NITROGEN OXIDES; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PHOSPHATES; PHYTOPLANKTON; SILICON; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84883518618     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071528     Document Type: Article

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