Rainfall stimulation of primary production in western Atlantic Ocean waters: Roles of different nitrogen sources and co-limiting nutrients

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 176, Issue , 1999, Pages 205-214

  Paerl, Hans W ^a   Willey, Joan D ^b   Go, Malia ^a   Peierls, Benjamin L ^a   Pinckney, James L ^c   Fogel, Marilyn L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric deposition; Eutrophication; Iron; Nitrogen; Primary production; W. Atlantic Ocean

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; NUTRIENT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RAINFALL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033580006     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps176205     Document Type: Article

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