Factors affecting N2 fixation by the cyanobacterium Trichodesmium sp. GBRTRLI101

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 203-209

  Fu, Fei Xue ^a   Bell, P R F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Combined nitrogen; Light; N2 fixation; Phosphorous; Trichodesmium

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROPHOSPHATE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHATE;

CYANOBACTERIUM; LAGOON; LIGHT INTENSITY; LIGHT QUALITY; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHOSPHORUS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLUE LIGHT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CYANOBACTERIUM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CONCENTRATION; NITROGEN FIXATION; NITROGEN UPTAKE; NITROGEN UTILIZATION; PHOTOSYNTHETIC PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED LIGHT; WHITE LIGHT;

AUSTRALIA; GREAT BARRIER REEF;

TRICHODESMIUM; TRICHODESMIUM SP.;

EID: 0038107824     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-6496(03)00157-0     Document Type: Article

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