title: Acquisition and utilization of transition metal ions by marine organisms.
abstract: Recent research has revealed that trace metals, particularly transition metals, play important roles in marine productivity. Most of the work has been on iron, which shows a nutrient-depleted profile in the upper ocean. Marine organisms have a variety of means for acquiring iron and other transition metal ions that differ from those of terrestrial organisms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Calfornia, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9510, USA.
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authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Butler
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D007448:Invertebrates / Q000378:metabolism*; D007501:Iron / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D008024:Ligands; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D010839:Phytoplankton / Q000378:metabolism*; D012623:Seawater / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000382:microbiology; D017262:Siderophores / Q000378:metabolism; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D017262:Siderophores; D014131:Trace Elements; D007501:Iron