Nutrients that limit growth in the ocean

@article{Bristow2017NutrientsTL,
  title={Nutrients that limit growth in the ocean},
  author={Laura A. Bristow and Wiebke Mohr and Soeren Ahmerkamp and Marcel M M Kuypers},
  journal={Current Biology},
  year={2017},
  volume={27},
  pages={R474-R478}
}
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