Effects of iron on two oceanic phytoplankters grown in natural NE subarctic pacific seawater with no artificial chelators present

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 212, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 225-237

  Muggli, Deborah L ^a   Harrison, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artificial chelators; Iron; Phytoplankter

Indexed keywords

CHELATING AGENT; EDETIC ACID; IRON; SEA WATER;

ARTICLE; GROWTH; IRON METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PHYTOPLANKTON;

ARTIFICIAL CHELATORS; COCCOLITHOPHORE; DIATOM; GROWTH; IRON; PHYTOPLANKTON;

PACIFIC, (NORTHEAST);

ACTINOCYCLUS; EMILIANIA HUXLEYI;

EID: 0030618475     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(96)02752-9     Document Type: Article

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