Iron-limited diatom growth and Si:N uptake ratios in a coastal upwelling regime

Nature - Tập 393 Số 6685 - Trang 561-564 - 1998
David A. Hutchins1, Kenneth W. Bruland2
1College of Marine Studies, University of Delaware, Lewes, USA
2Institute of Marine Sciences, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, USA

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