Iron, phosphorus, and nitrogen supply ratios define the biogeography of nitrogen fixation

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2059-2075

  Ward, Ben A ^a   Dutkiewicz, Stephanie ^b   Moore, C Mark ^c   Follows, Michael J ^b  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOGEOGRAPHY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DOMINANCE; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; IRON; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHOSPHORUS;

EID: 84886398568     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2013.58.6.2059     Document Type: Article

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