Flexible C : N ratio enhances metabolism of large phytoplankton when resource supply is intermittent

Biogeosciences

Volumn 11, Issue 17, 2014, Pages 4881-4895

  Talmy, D ^a,b,d   Blackford, J ^b   Hardman Mountford, N J ^c   Polimene, L ^b   Follows, M J ^d   Geider, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; CARBON; DATA SET; FOOD WEB; LIPID; METABOLISM; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84907148717     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-11-4881-2014     Document Type: Article

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