Nitrogen fixation and primary production in Western Mediterranean;Fixation de diazote et production primaire en Méditerranée occidentale

Comptes Rendus - Biologies

Volumn 329, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 742-750

  Garcia, Nicole ^a   Raimbault, Patrick ^a   Gouze, Emma ^a   Sandroni, Valérie ^a  

^a STATION MARINE D ENDOUME   (France)

Author keywords

Biogeochemical budget; Mediterranean Sea; Nitrogen fixation

Indexed keywords

CARBON 13; NITRATE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN 15; PHOSPHATE;

ALGAL BLOOM; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

ALGAL BLOOM; ARTICLE; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NITROGEN BALANCE; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT PARAMETERS; POPULATION PRODUCTIVITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUMMER;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NITRATES; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHOSPHATES; PHYTOPLANKTON; SEASONS;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NORTHWEST);

EID: 33747822592     PISSN: 16310691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crvi.2006.06.006     Document Type: Article

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