Influence of iron on algal community composition and physiological status in the Peru upwelling system

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1887-1907

  DiTullio, Giacomo R ^a   Geesey, Mark E ^a   Mancher, Jennifer M ^a   Alm, Melissa B ^a   Riseman, Sarah F ^a   Bruland, Kenneth W ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; IRON; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOPLANKTON; UPWELLING;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EQUATORIAL);

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CRYPTOPHYTA; HAPTOPHYCEAE; PHAEOCYSTIS; PROCHLOROCOCCUS;

EID: 28044446563     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2005.50.6.1887     Document Type: Article

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