Release and bioavailabilityof C, N, P, Se, and Fe following viral lysis of a marine chrysophyte

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Release and bioavailability of C, N, P Se, and Fe following viral lysis of a marine chrysophyte

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Christopher J. Gobler, David A. Hutchins, Nicholas S. Fisher, Elizabeth M. Cosper, Sergio A. Saňudo‐WilhelmyLimnology and OceanographyFirst Published:November 1997

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We examined the release of major nutrient elements (C, N, and P) and two micronutrients (Fe and Se) that are potentially limiting for A. anophageferens blooms (Gobler and Cosper 1996; Cosper et al. 1993) (Fig. 1, pathway 1).

This is the first time I’ve heard of selenium (Se) as a potentially limiting element.

Lots of other interesting info in there about how the nutrients released are ultimately consumed and recycled either by other phytoplankton or bacteria.