Exploring the link between micro-nutrients and phytoplankton in the Southern Ocean during the 2007 austral summer

Exploring the link between micro-nutrients and phytoplankton in the Southern Ocean during the 2007 austral summer

Bottle assays and large-scale fertilisation experiments have demonstrated that, in the Southern Ocean, iron often controls the biomass and the biodiversity of primary producers. To grow, phytoplankton need numerous other trace metals (micronutrients) required for the activity of key enzymes and othe...

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Main Authors: Christel eHassler, Marie eSinoir, Lesley eClementson, Edward Charles Villers Butler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Phytoplankton
Subantarctic zone
pigments
trace element
micro-nutrients
limitation
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2012.00202/full

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