ABR: Trace Metal Limitation in the Sea

世界海洋生产力的主要贡献者是被称为浮游植物的微小漂流植物。它们光合作用的效率是由它们周围水中溶解的营养物质和微量金属的可用性来调节的。莫雷尔博士是研究微量金属，特别是铁、锌、镍、铜、镉和钴在浮游植物生长中的作用的专家。他将继续他的研究，通过发展和测试特定的生物化学假设，这些假设是关于特定的微量金属可能限制海洋生物生长速度的机制。

The major contributors to the productivity of the world's ocean are the microscopic drifting plants known as the phytoplankton. The efficiency of their photosynthesis is regulated by the availability of the nutrients and trace metals dissolved in the water around them. Dr. Morel is an expert in examining the role of trace metals, particularly iron, zinc, nickel, copper, cadmium and cobalt, in phytoplankton growth. The will continue his research by developing and testing specific biochemical hypotheses regarding the mechanisms by which specified trace metals might limit the rate of growth of organisms in the sea.