Macronutrient and iron limitation of phytoplankton growth in Hong Kong coastal waters

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 318, Issue , 2006, Pages 141-152

  Miao, Ai Jun ^a   Hutchins, David A ^b   Yin, Kedong ^a   Fu, Fei Xue ^b   Harrison, Paul J ^a   Wang, Wen Xiong ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Iron; Limitation; Macronutrient; Pearl River Estuary; Phytoplankton

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; DISSOLVED INORGANIC MATTER; DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN; DISSOLVED INORGANIC PHOSPHORUS; GROWTH RATE; IRON; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; SILICON;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG;

EID: 33748420238     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps318141     Document Type: Article

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