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The relationship between inorganic and organic nutrients in sea water

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

E. I. Butler ,
Susan Knox  and
M. I. Liddicoat
E. I. Butler
Affiliation:
The Laboratory, Marine Biological Association, Citadel Hill, Plymouth
Susan Knox
Affiliation:
The Laboratory, Marine Biological Association, Citadel Hill, Plymouth
M. I. Liddicoat
Affiliation:
The Laboratory, Marine Biological Association, Citadel Hill, Plymouth
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The seasonal variations of dissolved inorganic and organic N and P in the waters of the English Channel during an 11-year study are discussed. The N results show that as NO3 is utilized by phytoplankton there is an increase in the concentration of the dissolved organic N fraction and there are always significant amounts of dissolved N in some form in the water.

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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 59 , Issue 1 , February 1979 , pp. 239 - 250
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1979

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