Probing natural iron fertilization near the Kerguelen (Southern Ocean) using natural phytoplankton assemblages and diatom cultures

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 55, Issue 5-7, 2008, Pages 693-705

  Timmermans, Klaas R ^a   Veldhuis, Marcel J W ^a   Laan, Patrick ^a   Brussaard, Corina P D ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diatoms; Iron; Kerguelen; Microbial foodweb; Phytoplankton; Southern Ocean

Indexed keywords

CARBON; IRON; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PLANT CELL CULTURE; SURFACE WATERS;

GROWTH-STIMULATING FACTOR; KERGUELEN PLATEAU; NATURAL IRON FERTILIZATION; SILICIC ACID CONCENTRATION;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ALGAL BLOOM; ASSIMILATION EFFICIENCY; CHLOROPHYLL; DIATOM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD WEB; IRON; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYTOPLANKTON; SURFACE WATER;

INDIAN OCEAN; KERGUELEN PLATEAU; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHAETOCEROS DICHAETA; FRAGILARIOPSIS KERGUELENSIS; THALASSIOSIRA;

EID: 42749085893     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2007.12.008     Document Type: Article

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