Susceptibility of Two Southern Ocean Phytoplankton Key Species to Iron Limitation and High Light
Although iron (Fe) availability primarily sets the rate of phytoplankton growth and primary and export production in the Southern Ocean, other environmental factors, most significantly light, also affect productivity. As light availability strongly influences phytoplankton species distribution in lo...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2019-04-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Marine Science |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2019.00167/full |