Biogeochemical controls and feedbacks on ocean primary production

Science

Volumn 281, Issue 5374, 1998, Pages 200-206

  Falkowski, Paul G ^a   Barber, Richard T ^b   Smetacek, Victor ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON FIXATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

GEOGRAPHY; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEA;

CELLULAR ORGANISMS;

EID: 0032504117     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.281.5374.200     Document Type: Review

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