Toward an ecologically meaningful view of resource stoichiometry in DOM-dominated aquatic systems

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 489-499

  Berggren, Martin ^a   Sponseller, Ryan A ^b   Alves Soares, Ana R ^a   Bergström, Ann Kristin ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

bacterioplankton production; basal resource stoichiometry; bioavailability; dissolved organic matter; nutrient limitation; phytoplankton primary production

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BACTERIOPLANKTON; BIOAVAILABILITY; CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOSPHORUS; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RUNOFF;

EID: 84939631926     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbv018     Document Type: Article

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