Dinitrogen fixation in the world's oceans

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 57-58, Issue , 2002, Pages 47-98

  Karl, D ^a   Michaels, A ^b   Bergman, B ^c   Capone, D ^b   Carpenter, E ^d   Letelier, R ^e   Lipschultz, F ^f   Paerl, H ^g   Sigman, D ^h   Stal, L ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f BERMUDA INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Bermuda)

^g University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^h PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biogeochemistry; Climate; Cyanobacteria; Iron; Nitrogen; Oceanic N2 fixation; Phosphorus; Trichodesmium

Indexed keywords

MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROORGANISM; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN FIXATION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; TRICHODESMIUM;

EID: 4243919600     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015798105851     Document Type: Conference Paper

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