Influence of the Mississippi River plume on diazotroph distributions in the northern Gulf of Mexico during summer 2011

In the subtropical oligotrophic ocean, nitrogen fixation is an important source of new nitrogen (N) for supporting biological production. Previous studies have found that nitrogen-fixing Diatom-Diazotroph Associations (DDAs) are in high abundance in the intermediate salinity zone of large river plum...

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Main Author: Knapke, Ellen Marie
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2012-08-6107