Comment on "Nature of Phosphorus Limitation in the Ultraoligotrophic Eastern Mediterranean"

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Comment on "Nature of Phosphorus Limitation in the Ultraoligotrophic Eastern Mediterranean"

Michelle S. Hale^* and Richard B. Rivkin

Thingstad et al. (Reports, 12 August 2005, p. 1068) reportedthat in situ mesoscale phosphorus enrichment of the easternMediterranean Sea altered selected biological parameters andconcluded that the added phosphorus was rapidly transferredfrom bacteria to mesozooplankton. However, because of a lackof replication and a misinterpretation of their statisticalanalyses, that conclusion is not supported by the data.

Ocean Science Centre, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL A1C 5S7, Canada.

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: mhale{at}mun.ca

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