Iron limitation of phytoplankton in an urbanized vs. forested southeastern U.S. salt marsh estuary

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 298, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 233-254

  Lewitus, Alan J ^a,b   Kawaguchi, Tomohiro ^c   DiTullio, Giacomo R ^d   Keesee, Jennifer D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MARINE RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d School of Business   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal development; Deforestation; Humic matter; Iron; Organic chelators; Phytoplankton; Salt marsh estuary; Synechococcus; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

COASTAL DEVELOPMENT; IRON; NUTRIENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; SALTMARSH; URBANIZATION;

MURRELLS INLET; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH INLET; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

OSTREIDAE; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 1042275490     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(03)00361-7     Document Type: Article

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