Effects of iron on the elemental stoichiometry during EIFEX and in the diatoms Fragilariopsis kerguelensis and Chaetoceros dichaeta

Biogeosciences

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 569-579

  Hoffmann, L J ^a   Peeken, I ^a   Lochte, K ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOCHEMISTRY; DIATOM; IRON; LABORATORY METHOD; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; SILICIFICATION; STOICHIOMETRY;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHAETOCEROS DICHAETA; FRAGILARIOPSIS KERGUELENSIS;

EID: 34547692975     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-4-569-2007     Document Type: Article

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