iron_growth_limitation_of_diatoms

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Created: 13 Oct 2016

Proposer: Paul Durack

Proposed Date: 2016-09-28

CMIP6 - OMIP

New standard names for OMIP biogeochemistry and chemistry

Change Date: 13 Oct 2016, 2:53 p.m.

iron_limitation_of_diatoms 1 [UUUU]

Change Date: 13 Oct 2016, 2:54 p.m.

iron_limitation_of_diatoms 1 [UUUU]
Phytoplankton are autotrophic prokaryotic or eukaryotic algae that live near the water surface where there is sufficient light to support photosynthesis. Diatoms are single-celled phytoplankton with an external skeleton made of silica.

Change Date: 15 Nov 2016, 11:12 a.m.

iron_growth_limitation_of_diatoms 1 [UUUU]
Phytoplankton are autotrophic prokaryotic or eukaryotic algae that live near the water surface where there is sufficient light to support photosynthesis. Diatoms are single-celled phytoplankton with an external skeleton made of silica.

Change Date: 15 Nov 2016, 11:13 a.m.

iron_growth_limitation_of_diatoms 1 [UUUU] P07 id: Z65YIO2Q
Diatoms are phytoplankton with an external skeleton made of silica. Phytoplankton are algae that grow where there is sufficient light to support photosynthesis. "Iron growth limitation" means the ratio of the growth rate of a species population in the environment (where there is a finite availability of iron) to the theoretical growth rate if there were no such limit on iron availability.