Biological N2-fixation on mangrove pneumatophores: Preliminary observations and perspectives

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Volumn 31, Issue 7-8, 2002, Pages 612-613

  Lugomela, Charles ^a   Bergman, Birgitta ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANGROVE; NITROGEN FIXATION;

HALOPHILA;

ARTICLE; AVICENNIA; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; SYMBIOSIS; TANZANIA;

AVICENNIA; CYANOBACTERIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NITROGEN FIXATION; PLANT ROOTS; SYMBIOSIS; TANZANIA;

EID: 0036883379     PISSN: 00447447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1579/0044-7447-31.7.612     Document Type: Conference Paper

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20. Acknowledgements: We thank the Institute of Marine Sciences, Zanzibar, (University of Dar es Salaam) for providing laboratory space. The field assistance provided by Thomas Buluda and Joseph Mairi is highly acknowledged. We thank The Swedish Natural Sciences Research Council and Sida/SAREC (Sweden) for providing financial support.