Sargasso Sea phosphorus biogeochemistry: An important role for dissolved organic phosphorus (DOP)

Biogeosciences

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 695-710

  Lomas, M W ^a   Burke, A L ^a,e   Lomas, D A ^a   Bell, D W ^a   Shen, C ^b   Dyhrman, S T ^c   Ammerman, J W ^d  

^a BERMUDA INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Bermuda)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REDFIELD RATIO; SEASONALITY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TIME SERIES;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; SARGASSO SEA;

EID: 77249161751     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-7-695-2010     Document Type: Article

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