Coccolithophores do not increase particulate carbon production under nutrient limitation: A case study using Emiliania huxleyi (PML B92/11)

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 443, Issue , 2013, Pages 155-161

  Langer, Gerald ^a   Oetjen, Kerstin ^b   Brenneis, Tina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Batch culture; Continuous culture; Emiliania huxleyi; Nutrient limitation; Particulate inorganic carbon production; Particulate organic carbon production

Indexed keywords

COCCOLITH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWTH RATE; METHODOLOGY; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE ORGANIC NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; STRAIN RATE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EMILIANIA HUXLEYI; HAPTOPHYCEAE;

EID: 84875680336     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jembe.2013.02.040     Document Type: Article

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