The biogeochemical cycle of iron in the ocean

Nature Geoscience

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 675-682

  Boyd, P W ^a   Ellwood, M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; COASTAL SEDIMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED MATTER; DUST; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; IRON; LIGAND; MARINE ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 77957552868     PISSN: 17520894     EISSN: 17520908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ngeo964     Document Type: Article

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