The effect of vitamin B12 on phytoplankton growth and community structure in the Gulf of Alaska

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1023-1034

  Koch, Florian ^a   Marcoval, Maria Alejandra ^a   Panzeca, Caterina ^b   Bruland, Kenneth W ^c   Sañudo Wilhelmy, Sergio A ^b   Gobler, Christopher J ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; CARBON FLUX; CHLOROPHYLL; COASTAL ZONE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; GROWTH RATE; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLAR REGION; VITAMIN;

GULF OF ALASKA; PACIFIC OCEAN;

ALEXANDRIUM; ALGAE; CHAETOCEROS SP.; EUKARYOTA; GYMNODINIUM SP.;

EID: 79956372068     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2011.56.3.1023     Document Type: Article

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