Inducing phytoplankton iron limitation in iron-replete coastal waters with a strong chelating ligand

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1009-1018

  Hutchins, D A ^a   Franck, V M ^b   Brzezinski, M A ^b   Bruland, K W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS; IRON; METHODOLOGY; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHYTOPLANKTON;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033021209     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1999.44.4.1009     Document Type: Article

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