Nitrogen fixation by Trichodesmium spp. and unicellular diazotrophs in the North Pacific subtropical gyre

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Sohm, Jill A ^a   Subramaniam, Ajit ^b   Gunderson, Troy E ^a   Carpenter, Edward J ^c   Capone, Douglas G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b International Research Institute for Climate and Society   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOMINANCE; GYRE; IRON; NITROGEN FIXATION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; ORGANIC NITROGEN; PROKARYOTE; SEASONALITY; TIME SERIES;

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH);

BACILLARIOPHYTA; RICHELIA; TRICHODESMIUM;

EID: 79959268058     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JG001513     Document Type: Article

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