Nitrogen fixation and release of fixed nitrogen by Trichodesmium spp. in the Gulf of Mexico

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1762-1776

  Mulholland, Margaret R ^a   Bernhardt, Peter W ^a   Heil, Cynthia A ^b,e   Bronk, Deborah A ^c   O'Neil, Judith M ^d  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^e FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; CARBON FIXATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; WEST FLORIDA SHELF;

DINOPHYCEAE; KARENIA BREVIS; TRICHODESMIUM;

EID: 33746901621     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2006.51.4.1762     Document Type: Article

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