Nitrogen modulates phytoplankton growth in spring in the South China Sea

Continental Shelf Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4-5, 2004, Pages 527-541

  Chen, Yuh Ling Lee ^a   Chen, Houng Yung ^a   Karl, David M ^b   Takahashi, Masayuki ^c  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

New production; Nutrient enrichment; Primary production; South China Sea; Trichodesmium

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RESPONSE; LIMITING FACTOR; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SPRING (SEASON);

PACIFIC OCEAN; SOUTH CHINA SEA;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CALOTHRIX CRUSTACEA; CYANOBACTERIA; RICHELIA; TRICHODESMIUM; TRICHODESMIUM SP.;

EID: 1542291460     PISSN: 02784343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2003.12.006     Document Type: Article

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