Phytoplankton responses to atmospheric metal deposition in the coastal and open-ocean Sargasso Sea

Phytoplankton responses to atmospheric metal deposition in the coastal and open-ocean Sargasso Sea

This study investigated the impact of atmospheric metal deposition on natural phytoplankton communities at open-ocean and coastal sites in the Sargasso Sea during the spring bloom. Locally collected aerosols with different metal contents were added to natural phytoplankton assemblages from each site...

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Main Authors: Katherine Rose Marie Mackey, Kristen N Buck, John R Casey, Abigail eCid, Michael William Lomas, Yoshiki eSohrin, Adina ePaytan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Prochlorococcus
Synechococcus
atmospheric metal deposition
colimitation
copper toxicity
incubation
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2012.00359/full

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