On the influence of "non-Redfield" dissolved organic nutrient dynamics on the spatial distribution of N2 fixation and the size of the marine fixed nitrogen inventory

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 973-993

  Somes, Christopher J ^a   Oschlies, Andreas ^a  

^a GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

dissolved organic matter; N2 fixation; nitrogen; nutrient; Redfield ratio

Indexed keywords

AIR-SEA INTERACTION; BACTERIUM; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DATA SET; DENITRIFICATION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; DISSOLVED ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS; GLOBAL OCEAN; INVENTORY; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PHOSPHORUS; PHYTOPLANKTON; REDFIELD RATIO; SEA ICE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE LAYER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 84939256474     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: 19449224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014GB005050     Document Type: Article

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