Recent advances in the biogeochemistry of nitrogen in the ocean

Biogeosciences

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1033-1041

  Naqvi, S W A ^a   Voss, M ^b   Montoya, J P ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (India)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; NITROGEN; OCEAN;

EID: 49049104951     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-5-1033-2008     Document Type: Article

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