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Visualization of Productivity Zones Based on Nitrogen Mass Balance Model in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island
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栄養素が欠乏した水域における海洋植物プランクトンの窒素性栄養

J J McCarthy, J C Goldman

    Science (New York, N.Y.)
    |February 16, 1979
    PubMed
    まとめ

    植物プランクトンは,栄養素の変動性と吸収の強化により,検出不可能な窒素濃度であっても,最大速度で成長することができます. これは,栄養価が低い環境での適応能力を強調しています.

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