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Comment
. 2006 Jun 23;312(5781):1748; author reply 1748.
doi: 10.1126/science.1126131.

Comment on "Nature of phosphorus limitation in the ultraoligotrophic eastern Mediterranean"

Michelle S Hale  1 , Richard B Rivkin
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Comment on "Nature of phosphorus limitation in the ultraoligotrophic eastern Mediterranean"

Michelle S Hale et al. Science. .
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Abstract

Thingstad et al. (Reports, 12 August 2005, p. 1068) reported that in situ mesoscale phosphorus enrichment of the eastern Mediterranean Sea altered selected biological parameters and concluded that the added phosphorus was rapidly transferred from bacteria to mesozooplankton. However, because of a lack of replication and a misinterpretation of their statistical analyses, that conclusion is not supported by the data.

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  • Nature of phosphorus limitation in the ultraoligotrophic eastern Mediterranean.
    Thingstad TF, Krom MD, Mantoura RF, Flaten GA, Groom S, Herut B, Kress N, Law CS, Pasternak A, Pitta P, Psarra S, Rassoulzadegan F, Tanaka T, Tselepides A, Wassmann P, Woodward EM, Riser CW, Zodiatis G, Zohary T. Thingstad TF, et al. Science. 2005 Aug 12;309(5737):1068-71. doi: 10.1126/science.1112632. Science. 2005. PMID: 16099984

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