Effects of changing continuous iron input rates on a Southern Ocean algal assemblage

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 732-746

  Hare, C E ^a   DiTullio, G R ^b   Riseman, S F ^b   Crossley, A C ^c   Popels, L C ^a   Sedwick, P N ^c,d   Hutchins, D A ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b School of Business   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^d BERMUDA INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Bermuda)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuous culture; Ecostat; Iron limitation; Phytoplankton community structure; Southern Antarctic Zone; Southern Ocean

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DILUTION; FLOW OF WATER; MARINE BIOLOGY; NITROGEN; PHYTOPLANKTON;

CONTINUOUS CULTURE; ECOSTAT; IRON LIMITATION; PHYTOPLANKTON COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; SOUTHERN ANTARCTIC ZONE; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

IRON;

ABUNDANCE; ALGA; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; IRON; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHYTOPLANKTON; UPWELLING;

ANTARCTICA; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 34247345810     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr.2007.02.001     Document Type: Article

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