Phytoplankton taxon-specific orthophosphate (Pi) and ATP utilization in the western subtropical North Atlantic

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-44

  Casey, John R ^a   Lomas, Michael W ^a   Michelou, Vanessa K ^b   Dyhrman, Sonya T ^c   Orchard, Elizabeth D ^c   Ammerman, James W ^d   Sylvan, Jason B ^e  

^a BERMUDA INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Bermuda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dop utilization; Flow cytometry; Phosphate utilization; Picophytoplankton; Sargasso Sea

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; EUKARYOTA; PROCHLOROCOCCUS; PROKARYOTA; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 77956785142     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01348     Document Type: Article

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