Light Limitation of Phytoplankton Biomass and Macronutrient Utilization in the Southern-Ocean

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1991
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Mitchell, B. G.; Brody, E. A.; Holmhansen, O.; Mcclain, C.; Bishop, J.
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Limnology and Oceanography
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Dec
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36
Issue: 
8
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1662-1677
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0024-3590
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ISI:A1991HR98100012
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Key Words: 
marginal ice-zone; antarctic phytoplankton; weddell sea; marine-phytoplankton; bloom dynamics; scotia sea; temperature; growth; ammonium; nitrogen;
Abstract: 

The Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) is unique in that it has continually high concentrations of major plant nutrients but low phytoplankton biomass. This enigmatic phenomenon is the focus of significant speculation that trace nutrients, including Fe, may limit phytoplankton crop size.

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