Carbon dioxide limitation of marine phytoplankton growth rates
โ Scribed by Riebesell, U.; Wolf-Gladrow, D. A.; Smetacek, V.
- Book ID
- 109782990
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 312 KB
- Volume
- 361
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
- DOI
- 10.1038/361249a0
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