Nitrogen fixation rates and controls at Stn ALOHA

Aquatic Microbial Ecology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 175-183

  Grabowski, M N W ^a   Church, M J ^a   Karl, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Diazotroph; Nitrogen fixation; North pacific gyre; Stn ALOHA

Indexed keywords

EID: 50149115368     PISSN: 09483055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ame01209     Document Type: Article

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