Contrasted Saharan dust events in LNLC environments: Impact on nutrient dynamics and primary production

Biogeosciences

Volumn 11, Issue 17, 2014, Pages 4783-4800

  Ridame, C ^a,b   Dekaezemacker, J ^c,d   Guieu, C ^b,e   Bonnet, S ^c   L'Helguen, S ^f   Malien, F ^g  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (New Caledonia)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^e LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; DISSOLVED INORGANIC PHOSPHORUS; DRY DEPOSITION; DUST; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEEDING; SIMULATION; WET DEPOSITION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

ALGAE;

EID: 84907027072     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-11-4783-2014     Document Type: Article

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