Physiological constraints on the global distribution of Trichodesmium - Effect of temperature on diazotrophy

Biogeosciences

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-61

  Breitbarth, E ^a,c,d   Oschlies, A ^a,b   LaRoche, J ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CIRCULATION MODELING; CYANOBACTERIUM; GROWTH RATE; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHYSIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

TRICHODESMIUM; TRICHODESMIUM ERYTHRAEUM;

EID: 33846347010     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-4-53-2007     Document Type: Article

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