Latitudinal distribution of Trichodesmium spp. and N2 fixation in the Atlantic Ocean

Biogeosciences

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 3167-3176

  Fernandez A ^a   Mourino Carballido B ^a   Bode, A ^b   Varela, M ^b   Maranon E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CYANOBACTERIUM; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GYRE; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHOSPHORUS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTH);

TRICHODESMIUM;

EID: 77958184931     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-7-3167-2010     Document Type: Article

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