Diversity trumps acidification: Lack of evidence for carbon dioxide enhancement of Trichodesmium community nitrogen or carbon fixation at Station ALOHA

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 645-659

  Gradoville, Mary R ^a   White, Angelicque E ^a   Böttjer, Daniela ^b   Church, Matthew J ^b   Letelier, Ricardo M ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

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EID: 84898446275     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2014.59.3.0645     Document Type: Article

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