Aphotic N2 fixation in the Eastern Tropical South Pacific Ocean.

Aphotic N2 fixation in the Eastern Tropical South Pacific Ocean.

We examined rates of N2 fixation from the surface to 2000 m depth in the Eastern Tropical South Pacific (ETSP) during El Niño (2010) and La Niña (2011). Replicated vertical profiles performed under oxygen-free conditions show that N2 fixation takes place both in euphotic and aphotic waters, with rat...

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Main Authors: Sophie Bonnet, Julien Dekaezemacker, Kendra A Turk-Kubo, Thierry Moutin, Robert M Hamersley, Olivier Grosso, Jonathan P Zehr, Douglas G Capone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3861260?pdf=render

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