The role of phytoplankton size on photochemical recovery during the Southern Ocean iron experiment

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1016-1027

  Peloquin, Jill A ^a   Smith Jr , Walker O ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Iron enrichment experiments; Phytoplankton size; Pulse amplitude modulated fluorometry; SOFeX; Southern Ocean

Indexed keywords

FLUOROMETRY; GRAZING; IRON; LIGHT; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLAR FRONT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SILICIC ACID; SIZE;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

ASTEROMPHALUS; BACILLARIOPHYTA; COSCINODISCOPHYCEAE; PHAEOCYSTIS;

EID: 33748925384     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2006.00266.x     Document Type: Article

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