Seasonal nitrogen fixation dynamics in a marine microbial mat: Potential roles of cyanobacteria and microheterotrophs

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 419-427

  Paerl, Hans W ^a   Fitzpatrick, Matthew ^a   Bebout, Brad M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; LYNGBYA; MICROCOLEUS;

EID: 0029958504     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1996.41.3.0419     Document Type: Article

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