Marine nitrogen fixation: What's the fuss?

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 341-348

  Capone, Douglas G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM; ECOLOGY; GEOGRAPHY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SEA;

EID: 0034982039     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5274(00)00215-0     Document Type: Review

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