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Science 13 November 1964:
Vol. 146. no. 3646, pp. 923 - 924
DOI: 10.1126/science.146.3646.923
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Phosphorus Excretion and Body Size in Marine Animals: Microzooplankton and Nutrient Regeneration

R. E. Johannes 1

1 University of Georgia Marine Institute, Sapelo Island, Georgia

In marine animals the rate of excretion of dissolved phosphorus per unit weight increases as body weight decreases. As a consequence microzooplankton may play a major role in planktonic nutrient regeneration.


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Release of Dissolved Amino Acids by Marine Zooplankton.
R. E. Johannes and K. L. Webb (1965)
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