Strong stimulation of N2 fixation in oligotrophic Mediterranean Sea: Results from dust addition in large in situ mesocosms

Biogeosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 7333-7346

  Ridame, C ^a,b   Guieu, C ^b,c   L'Helguen, S ^d  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLOROPHYLL; DUST; MARINE POLLUTION; MESOCOSM; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT CYCLING; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SAHARA;

EID: 84887934671     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-7333-2013     Document Type: Article

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