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mass-specific excretion rate

Scope: biogeochemistry
Papers: 3 | Mentions: 3

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Definition

the rate of nutrient excretion per unit body mass of an organism

Related Terms (2)

N excretion ratemass-specific excretion rate

Publications (3)

thesis

Stoichiometry and infectious disease: Linking chemical elements and parasitic interactions

2019measured variable
student_paper

Nutrient excretion rates of common aquatic taxa in high elevation ponds at the Mexican Cut

2018central
student_paper

Macroinvertebrate excretion rates and their contribution to nutrient cycling in a rocky mountain stream

2009measured

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