Heterotrophic and autotrophic contribution to dinitrogen fixation in the Gulf of Aqaba

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 522, Issue , 2015, Pages 67-77

  Rahav, Eyal ^a,b   Herut, Barak ^b   Mulholland, Margaret R ^c   Belkin, Natalia ^a   Elifantz, Hila ^a   Berman Frank, Ilana ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Israel)

^c Old Dominion University   (United States)

Author keywords

Autotrophic diazotrophs; Bacterial productivity; Gulf of Aqaba; Heterotrophic diazotrophs; N2 fixation; P limitation; Primary productivity

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BLOOM; AUTOTROPHY; BACTERIUM; CARBON CYCLE; CYANOBACTERIUM; HETEROTROPHY; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHOTIC ZONE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEAWATER;

GULF OF AQABA; INDIAN OCEAN; RED SEA [INDIAN OCEAN];

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); TRICHODESMIUM;

EID: 84925278057     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: 16161599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps11143     Document Type: Article

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