On nitrogen fixation and preferential remineralization of phosphorus

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Monteiro, F M ^a   Follows, M J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; PHOSPHORUS; STOICHIOMETRY;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITIONS; GEOCHEMICAL TRACER; IDEALIZED MODELS; NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN; ORGANIC PHOSPHOROUS; PHYSICAL TRANSPORT; REMINERALIZATION; TEMPORAL VARIABILITY;

NITROGEN FIXATION;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; DENITRIFICATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN FIXATION; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHORUS; STOCHASTICITY; TEMPORAL VARIATION; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS; REGIONAL PATTERN; REMINERALIZATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 84859373524     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012GL050897     Document Type: Article

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