The role of nitrogen fixation in biogeochemical cycling in the subtropical North Pacific Ocean

Nature

Volumn 388, Issue 6642, 1997, Pages 533-538

  Karl, D ^a   Letelier, R ^b   Tupas, L ^a   Dore, J ^a,c   Christian, J ^d   Hebel, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Aquasearch Inc   (United States)

^d DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; HOT PROGRAMME; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; OCEAN BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; PHOSPHORUS;

ATMOSPHERE; BIOSPHERE; CYANOBACTERIUM; CYCLIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT; PACIFIC OCEAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

PACIFIC, (NORTH); PACIFIC, ALOHA STATION;

EID: 0030802473     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/41474     Document Type: Review

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