Production of organic matter by Trichodesmium IMS101 as a function of phosphorus source

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1755-1767

  White, A E ^a,b   Karl, D M ^b,c   Bjorkman K M ^b,c   Beversdorf, L J ^b,c,d   Leteliera, R M ^a,b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHLOROPHYLL A; CYANOBACTERIUM; DISSOLVED INORGANIC PHOSPHORUS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HYDROLYSIS; NITROGEN;

TRICHODESMIUM;

EID: 77955611593     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2010.55.4.1755     Document Type: Article

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