Biological N2 fixation in the upwelling region off NW Iberian Peninsula : magnitude, relevance and players

• Main Author: Moreira Coello, Victor
• Other Authors: Mouriño Carballido, Beatriz, Marañón Sainz, Emilio
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Ecoloxía e bioloxía animal 2019
• Subjects: 2401 Biología Animal (Zoología); 2499 Otras Especialidades Biológicas; 2401.06 Ecología Animal; Arctic; Elevado; Entrada; Auga
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11093/1153

Molecular nitrogen (N2) is the most abundant form of nitrogen, however only a limited number of organisms can use this reservoir through a process named nitrogen fixation. Therefore, nitrogen is the main limiting nutrient in both marine and terrestrial ecosystems. Nitrogen fixation was initially con...