Marine nitrogen fixation: what's the fuss?
Biological nitrogen fixation is a much more important process in the nitrogen cycle of the oceans than previously thought. Further, nitrogen fixation may have an influence on the capacity of the oceans to sequester carbon. A greater diversity of marine nitrogen fixers has also been uncovered but their quantitative significance remains to be determined.
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Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies and Department of Biological Sciences, 3616 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, California 90089-0374, USA. capone@usc.edu
D005075:Biological Evolution; D007501:Iron; D009584:Nitrogen; D009586:Nitrogen Fixation; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D010758:Phosphorus; D014871:Water Microbiology
D010758:Phosphorus; D007501:Iron; D009584:Nitrogen