Geochemical evidence of oceanic iron fertilization by the Kasatochi volcanic eruption in 2008 and the potential impacts on Pacific sockeye salmon

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 488, Issue , 2013, Pages 81-88

  Olgun, N ^a,f   Duggen, S ^b   Langmann, B ^c   Hort, M ^c   Waythomas, C F ^d   Hoffmann, L ^a   Croot, P ^e  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b Sixth Form College of the Danish National Minority in Germany   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^e NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^f ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diatom bloom; Fe limitation; Gulf of Alaska; Kasatochi eruption; Sockeye salmon; Volcanic ash

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; DIATOM; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOOD WEB; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; INORGANIC SALT; IRON; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; SALMONID; SURVIVAL; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

ALASKA; ALEUTIAN ISLANDS; GULF OF ALASKA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST); UNITED STATES;

EID: 84881128880     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps10403     Document Type: Article

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