Benthic Dinitrogen Fixation Traversing the Oxygen Minimum Zone Off Mauritania (NW Africa)

Despite its potential to provide new nitrogen (N) to the environment, knowledge on benthic dinitrogen (N2) fixation remains relatively sparse, and its contribution to the marine N budget is regarded as minor. Benthic N2 fixation is often observed in organic-rich sediments coupled to heterotrophic me...

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Main Authors: Jessica Gier, Carolin R. Löscher, Andrew W. Dale, Stefan Sommer, Ulrike Lomnitz, Tina Treude
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2017.00390/full