Iron enrichment experiments in the Southern Ocean: Physiological responses of plankton communities

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 44, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 189-207

  Van Leeuwe, M A ^a   Scharek, R ^b   De Baar, H J W ^a   De Jong, J T M ^a   Goeyens, L ^c  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PHYTOPLANKTON;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 0030973044     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-0645(96)00069-0     Document Type: Article

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