A perspective on photosynthesis in the oligotrophic oceans: Hypotheses concerning alternate routes of electron flow

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 629-634

  Grossman, Arthur R ^a   Mackey, Katherine R M ^b   Bailey, Shaun ^a  

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Stanford University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem; Iron; Nitrogen fixation; Oceans; Oligotrophic; Oxidase; Photosynthesis; Photosystem

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 77955234331     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2010.00852.x     Document Type: Article

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