Phosphonate metabolism of Trichodesmium IMS101 and the production of greenhouse gases

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1768-1778

  Beversdorf, L J ^a,b,d   White, A E ^b,c   Bjorkman K M ^a,b   Letelier, R M ^b,c   Karl, D M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOGENIC EMISSION; CARBON; CYANOBACTERIUM; DISSOLVED INORGANIC PHOSPHORUS; ETHANE; ETHYLENE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GREENHOUSE GAS; HYDROLYSIS; METABOLISM; METHANE; STOICHIOMETRY;

TRICHODESMIUM;

EID: 77955622602     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2010.55.4.1768     Document Type: Article

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