An assessment of nitrogen fixation as a source of nitrogen to the North Atlantic Ocean

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 261-274

  Lipschultz, Fredric ^a   Owens, Nicholas J P ^b  

^a BERMUDA INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Bermuda)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

budget; new production; nitrogen; nitrogen fixation; North Atlantic; Trichodesmium

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT BUDGET; RATE; RATES;

ATLANTIC, (NORTH);

TRICHODESMIUM;

EID: 0030301979     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02179830     Document Type: Article

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