Iron deficiency and phytoplankton growth in the equatorial pacific

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 43, Issue 4-6, 1996, Pages 995-1015

  Fitzwater, Steve E ^a   Coale, Kenneth H ^a   Gordon, R Michael ^a   Johnson, Kenneth S ^a,b   Ondrusek, Michael E ^c  

^a MOSS LANDING MARINE LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLARIOPHYTA; FELIDAE;

GROWTH; IRON; JGOFS; MICRO-NUTRIENTS; NUTRIENT DEFICIENCY; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHYTOPLANKTON;

PACIFIC, (EQUATORIAL);

EID: 0030432095     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0967-0645(96)00033-1     Document Type: Article

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