Nutrient control of N 2 fixation in the oligotrophic Mediterranean Sea and the impact of Saharan dust events

Biogeosciences

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2773-2783

  Ridame, C ^a   Le Moal, M ^b   Guieu, C ^a,c   Ternon, E ^a,c   Biegala, I C ^b   L'Helguen, S ^d   Pujo Pay, M ^a,e  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

^d IRD Centre de Bretagne   (France)

^e LABORATOIRE ARAGO   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; BIOASSAY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DUST; MEDITERRANEAN WATER; METABOLISM; MIXED LAYER; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; STRATIFICATION; SURFACE WATER; TRACE METAL;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 80053433037     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-8-2773-2011     Document Type: Article

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