Beyond the Iron Age: The ecological relevance of bioactive trace metals other than Fe and organic growth factors in aquatic systems

• Main Author: Laura Gomez Consarnau (auth)
• Other Authors: Sergio A Sanudo Wilhelmy (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2015
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Coenzymes; cobalamin; thiamin; Trace metals; Vanadium; Nickel; Pyridoxin; Copper; B vitamins; Molybdenum
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

In the last three decades, research has extensively focused on the role of Fe and other mineral nutrients in regulating biological processes, ranging from the surface to the deep ocean. This has produced major breakthroughs in our understanding of the fundamental role of those bioactive elements on...