Response of coastal Antarctic phytoplankton to solar radiation and ammonium manipulation: An in situ mesocosm experiment

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Agustí, Susana ^a   Duarte, Carlos M ^a   Llabrés, Moira ^a   Agawin, Nona S R ^b   Kennedy, Hilary ^c  

^a INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; COASTAL WATER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH RATE; IRRADIATION; MESOCOSM; NUTRIENT USE; PHYTOPLANKTON; RESEARCH PROGRAM; RESPONSE ANALYSIS; SHADING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

ALGAE;

EID: 67649532621     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JG000753     Document Type: Article

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