Control of phytoplankton growth by iron and silicic acid availability in the subantarctic Southern Ocean: Experimental results from the SAZ Project

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 106, Issue C12, 2001, Pages 31559-31572

  Hutchins, D A ^a   Sedwick, P N ^b   DiTullio, G R ^c   Boyd, P W ^d   Queguiner B ^e   Griffiths, F B ^f   Crossley, C ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b ANTARCTIC CLIMATE AND ECOSYSTEMS COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^c Department of Teacher Education and Department of Sociology and Anthropology   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^e STATION MARINE D ENDOUME   (France)

^f CSIRO   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH REGULATOR; IRON; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYTOPLANKTON; SILICIC ACID;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 0035721905     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000jc000333     Document Type: Article

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