Effects of iron and zinc deficiency on elemental composition and silica production by diatoms

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 195, Issue , 2000, Pages 71-79

  De La Rocha, Christina L ^a,d   Hutchins, David A ^b   Brzezinski, Mark A ^c   Zhang, Yaohong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Iron; Silica production; Silicon; Zinc

Indexed keywords

SILICA;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; THALASSIOSIRA WEISSFLOGII;

EID: 0034737344     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps195071     Document Type: Article

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