Effects of high CO2 on the fixed nitrogen inventory of the Western English Channel

Journal of Plankton Research

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 631-641

  Wyatt, Neil J ^a,b   Kitidis, Vassilis ^b   Woodward, E Malcolm S ^b   Rees, Andrew P ^b   Widdicombe, Stephen ^b   Lohan, Maeve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Carbon dioxide; Nutrient cycles; Nutrient deficiency; PH effects

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; AIR-SEA INTERACTION; AMMONIA; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; INVENTORY; NITRATE; NITRITE; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PH; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEASONALITY; SEAWATER; SILICATE;

ENGLISH CHANNEL;

ALGAE;

EID: 77951220714     PISSN: 01427873     EISSN: 14643774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbp140     Document Type: Article

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