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The Manipulation of Physical, Chemical, and Biological Factors to Select Species from Natural Phytoplankton Communities

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Marine Mesocosms

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Phytoplankton competition and the resultant species succession is governed by physical, chemical, and biological factors. The ability to manipulate this succession of species at will by changing certain key factors is an important step in understanding interspecific competition. Controlled changes of speciescomposition also can be used to examine how changes in phytoplankton speciescomposition affect higher trophic levels.

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  1. Departments of Oceanography and Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6T 2Bl

    Paul J. Harrison

  2. Department of Biology, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 3N6

    David H Turpin

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  2. Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, Florida, 33149, U.S.A.

    Michael R. Reeve Ph.D (Professor of Biology and Living Resources) (Professor of Biology and Living Resources)

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Harrison, P.J., Turpin, D.H. (1982). The Manipulation of Physical, Chemical, and Biological Factors to Select Species from Natural Phytoplankton Communities. In: Grice, G.D., Reeve, M.R. (eds) Marine Mesocosms. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5645-8_21

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