Maximum rates of N2 fixation and primary production are out of phase in a developing cyanobacterial bloom in the Baltic Sea

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1514-1521

  Gallon, J R ^a   Evans, A M ^a   Jones, D A ^a   Albertano, P ^b   Congestri, R ^b   Bergman, B ^c   Gundersen, K ^c   Orcutt, K M ^c   von Brockel K ^d   Fritsche, P ^d   Meyerhofer M ^d   Nachtigall, K ^d   Ohlendieck, U ^d   Hekkert, S te Lintel ^e   Sivonen, K ^f   Repka, S ^f   Stal, L J ^g   Staal, M ^g  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^e RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^g NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; CARBON FIXATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; NITROGEN FIXATION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

BALTIC SEA;

EID: 0036733360     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2002.47.5.1514     Document Type: Article

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