Magnitude and controls of N2 fixation in the subtropical Northeast Atlantic

• Main Author: Benavides, Mar
• Other Authors: Aristegui, J., Agawin, Nona Sheila, Biología, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar, BU-BAS
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: 251001 Oceanografía biológica; Nitrógeno-Fijación; Atlántico Nororiental Subtropical; Nordeste; Western Basin; North Atlantic; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10553/9705

Programa de doctorado: Oceanografía (bienio 2008-2010) Biological N2 fixation contributes significantly to new production in the oligotrophic subtropical gyres, which cover ~50% of the world’s oceans. It was generally assumed that diazotrophy was restricted to the warm (>20ºC) and stratified surf...