Silica production in the Srgasso Sea during spring 1989

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 142, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 39-45

  Brzezinski, Mark A ^a   Kosman, Carol A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Nutrients; Silica production; Silicic acid; Silicon

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYTA;

BIOGENIC MATERIAL; DIATOMS; SILICA PRODUCTION; SILICON CYCLE;

SARGASSO SEA;

EID: 0030303984     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps142039     Document Type: Article

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