Controls on Nutrient Limitation in the Coastal Ocean

Abstract

My long term goal is to evaluate controls on nutrient limitation in the coastal ocean using an interdisciplinary approach combining geochemical, biochemical, and biological assays. I am particularly interested (i) in assessing the role of phosphorus (P) as a limiting nutrient in the coastal ocean; (ii) in the phenomenon of seasonal shifts in limiting nutrient(s) (e.g. between nitrogen (N) and P); and (iii) how such shifts influence phytoplankton species distributions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2001
Accession Number
ADA628176

Entities

People

  • Kathleen Ruttenberg

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Assays
  • Bioassay
  • Chemistry
  • Databases
  • Demography
  • Elements
  • Environment
  • Geochemistry
  • Information Operations
  • Marine Chemistry
  • Marine Systems (Military)
  • Nitrogen
  • Phosphorus
  • Phytoplankton

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Systems Analysis and Design