Control of the phytoplankton response during the SAGE experiment: A synthesis

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 824-838

  Peloquin, Jill ^a,b   Hall, Julie ^c   Safi, Karl ^c   Ellwood, Michael ^c,e   Law, Cliff S ^c   Thompson, Karen ^c   Kuparinen, Jorma ^d   Harvey, Michael ^c   Pickmere, Stuart ^c  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Growth rate; Iron addition experiment; Light limitation; Microzooplankton grazing; Phytoplankton; SAGE; Silicic acid; SOLAS; Sub Antarctic Pacific

Indexed keywords

MICROZOOPLANKTONS; SAGE; SILICIC ACIDS; SOLAS; SUB-ANTARCTIC PACIFIC;

ALGAE CONTROL; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; ECOLOGY; GROWTH RATE; ORGANIC CARBON; PHYTOPLANKTON;

EXPERIMENTS;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ALGAL BLOOM; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; COASTAL ZONE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIATOM; DILUTION; EUKARYOTE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD WEB; GROWTH RATE; IRON; LIGHT EFFECT; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SILICIC ACID; SURFACE WATER;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 79952484653     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2010.10.019     Document Type: Article

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