Table 3.
Results of B-vitamin supplementation in published marine bottle incubation bioassays.
| Location | Experiments with stimulation of Chl a production by a B vitamin | B vitamin changed community composition? | Size class or functional group with biggest response | Notes | Interactions with N | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island embayments | 1/1 | 1/1 | >5 μm | Observed correlation between dissolved B12, B12 drawdown and growth of large phytoplankton | Yes | Sañudo-Wilhelmy et al., 2006 |
| Antarctic Peninsula | 1/1 | 1/1 | nd | Primary and secondary limitation by B1 + B12 | nd | Panzeca et al., 2006 |
| Ross Sea | 2/3 | 3/3 | Diatoms | – | nd | Bertrand et al., 2007 |
| Long Island embayments | 4/14 | – | >5 μm | Fall experiments: large size fraction B vitamin limited | Yes | Gobler et al., 2007 |
| Ross Sea | 2/5 | 5/5 | Diatoms | B12 uptake rates Fe limited | nd | Bertrand et al., 2011a,b |
| Gulf of Alaska | 1/2 | 2/2 | Dinoglagellates in coastal, diatoms in upwelling | N and Fe co-limitation with B12 | Yes | Koch et al., 2011 |
nd = no data.