Episodic enhancement of phytoplankton stocks in New Zealand subantarctic waters: Contribution of atmospheric and oceanic iron supply

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Boyd, P W ^a   McTainsh, G ^b   Sherlock, V ^c   Richardson, K ^c   Nichol, S ^c   Ellwood, M ^c   Frew, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dust storms; Iron and phytoplankton; Iron biogeochemistry

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CHLOROPHYLL; DUST STORM; IRON; OCEAN COLOR; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEAWIFS;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

ALGAE;

EID: 17744416671     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002gb002020     Document Type: Article

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