The Role of Picophytoplankton in Lake Food Webs

Picophytoplankton were inferior competitors for inorganic phosphorus compared to heterotrophic bacteria. This may be due to the source of energy available for the heterotrophs, while cell-size was of minor importance. However, picophytoplankton were superior to large phytoplankton in the competition...

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Main Author: Drakare, Stina
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Limnologi 2002
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-2710
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