Acquisition and utilization of transition metal ions by marine organisms.
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.
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Department of Chemistry, University of Calfornia, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9510, USA.
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*
D008024:Ligands; D017262:Siderophores; D014131:Trace Elements; D007501:Iron