The role of the reactivity and content of iron of aerosol dust on growth rates of two Antarctic diatom species

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1085-1094

  Visser, F ^a   Gerringa, L J A ^a   Van Der Gaast, S J ^a   De Baar, H J W ^a   Timmermans, K R ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Bioindicators; Diatoms; Dust; Fe limitation; Iron

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOINDICATOR; DIATOM; GROWTH RATE; IRON; NUTRIENT LIMITATION;

ANTARCTICA;

ACTINOCYCLUS; ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; THALASSIOSIRA;

EID: 0348252112     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3646.2003.03-023.x     Document Type: Article

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