Does Competition for Nanomolar Phosphate Supply Explain the Predominance of the Cyanobacterium Synechococcus?

Experimental work during a cruise along a W-E transect in the Mediterranean Sea suggests that (1) orthophosphate concentrations in the upper photic zone show a decreasing trend from the west to the east reaching levels well below 1 nM and (2) microorganisms in the 0.6-2-µm size fraction, probably Sy...

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Veröffentlicht in:Limnology and Oceanography. - The American Society of Limnology and Oceanography. - 47(2002), 5, Seite 1562-1567
1. Verfasser: Moutin, Thierry (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Thingstad, Tron F., van Wambeke, France, Marie, Dominique, Slawyk, Gerd, Raimbault, Patrick, Claustre, Hervé
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2002
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Limnology and Oceanography
Schlagworte:Physical sciences Biological sciences