Evidence of active dinitrogen fixation in surface waters of the eastern tropical South Pacific during El Niño and la Niña events and evaluation of its potential nutrient controls

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 768-779

  Dekaezemacker, J ^a,b   Bonnet, S ^a   Grosso, O ^a   Moutin, T ^a   Bressac, M ^c,d   Capone, D G ^e  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c ACRI ST   (France)

^d STATION DE RADIOASTRONOMIE DE NANÇAY   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ETSP; HNLC; N2 fixation; nutrient limitation; oligotrophic; oxygen minimum zones

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; OCEAN HABITATS; SURFACE WATERS; TROPICS;

ETSP; HNLC; N2 FIXATION; NUTRIENT LIMITATIONS; OLIGOTROPHIC; OXYGEN MINIMUM ZONE;

NUTRIENTS;

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; CHLOROPHYLL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; EL NINO; GYRE; LA NINA; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; OXYGEN MINIMUM LAYER; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SURFACE WATER;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (TROPICAL);

EID: 84881528478     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: 19449224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gbc.20063     Document Type: Article

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