Stable composition of the nano- and picoplankton community during the ocean iron fertilization experiment LOHAFEX.

The iron fertilization experiment LOHAFEX was conducted in a cold-core eddy in the Southern Atlantic Ocean during austral summer. Within a few days after fertilization, a phytoplankton bloom developed dominated by nano- and picoplankton groups. Unlike previously reported for other iron fertilization...

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Main Authors: Stefan Thiele, Christian Wolf, Isabelle Katharina Schulz, Philipp Assmy, Katja Metfies, Bernhard M Fuchs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4234645?pdf=render