High rates of N 2 fixation by unicellular diazotrophs in the oligotrophic Pacific Ocean

• Published in: Nature Vol. 430; no. 7003; pp. 1027 - 1032
• Main Authors: Montoya, Joseph P, Holl, Carolyn M, Zehr, Jonathan P, Hansen, Andrew, Villareal, Tracy A, Capone, Douglas G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 26.08.2004

The availability of nitrogen is important in regulating biological productivity in marine environments. Deepwater nitrate has long been considered the major source of new nitrogen supporting primary production in oligotrophic regions of the open ocean, but recent studies have showed that biological...