Seasonal resource conditions favor a summertime increase in North Pacific diatom-diazotroph associations

Seasonal resource conditions favor a summertime increase in North Pacific diatom-diazotroph associations

In the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre (NPSG), an annual pulse of sinking organic carbon is observed at 4000 m between July and August, driven by large diatoms found in association with nitrogen fixing, heterocystous, cyanobacteria: Diatom-Diazotroph Associations (DDAs). Here we ask what drives the b...

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Main Authors: Karl, David M. (Author), Follett, Christopher L (Contributor), Dutkiewicz, Stephanie (Contributor), Inomura, Keisuke (Contributor), Follows, Michael J (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group, 2018-10-03T17:47:56Z.
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