Dinitrogen fixation and dissolved organic nitrogen fueled primary production and particulate export during the VAHINE mesocosm experiment (New Caledonia lagoon)

Biogeosciences

Volumn 12, Issue 13, 2015, Pages 4099-4112

  Berthelot, H ^a   Moutin, T ^a   L'Helguen, S ^b   Leblanc, K ^a   Helias S ^a   Grosso, O ^a   Leblond, N ^c   Charriere B ^a,e   Bonnet, S ^a,d  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

^d STATION MARINE D ENDOUME   (France)

^e IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIUM; DIATOM; DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; MESOCOSM; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; NITROGEN FIXATION; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; SURFACE WATER;

NEW CALEDONIA [MELANESIA];

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 84937854199     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-12-4099-2015     Document Type: Article

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