In situ measurements and model estimates of NO3 and NH4 uptake by different phytoplankton size fractions in the southern Benguela upwelling system.

Bulk measurements can be made of phytoplankton standing stocks on a quasi-synoptic scale but it is more difficult to measure rates of production and nutrient uptake. We present a method to estimate nitrogen uptake rates in productive coastal environments. We use observed phytoplankton cell size dist...

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Main Authors: Josephine Ffion Atkins, Coleen Moloney, Trevor Probyn, Stewart Bernard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmars.2016.00194/full