Effect of EDTA additions on natural Trichodesmium spp. (Cyanophyta) populations

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 900-904

  Burns, James A ^a,e   Zehr, Jonathan P ^b   Montoya, Joseph P ^c   Kustka, Adam B ^d   Capone, Douglas G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Quileute Natural Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylene reduction; Diazotroph; EDTA; Nitrogen fixation; Trichodesmium

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE; CYANOBACTERIUM; EDTA; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY;

CYANOBACTERIA; TRICHODESMIUM;

EID: 33746405126     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2006.00239.x     Document Type: Article

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