The influence of iron and light on net community production in the Subantarctic and Polar Frontal Zones

Biogeosciences

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 227-237

  Cassar, N ^a,g   Difiore, P J ^a   Barnett, B A ^a   Bender, M L ^a   Bowie, A R ^b   Tilbrook, B ^b,c   Petrou, K ^d   Westwood, K J ^e   Wright, S W ^e   Lefevre, D ^f  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e ANTARCTIC CLIMATE AND ECOSYSTEMS COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Australia)

^f AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^g DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON BUDGET; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; IRON; LIGHT EFFECT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; OXYGEN; POLAR FRONT; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUBANTARCTIC REGION;

AUSTRALIA; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 79551639024     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-8-227-2011     Document Type: Article

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