Mesoscale eddies and T richodesmium spp. distributions in the southwestern North Atlantic
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Trichodesmium abundance was elevated in certain cyclonic and anticyclonic eddiesEnhancement in cyclonic eddies could be driven by Ekman convergenceAnticyclonic eddies with elevated abundance were anomalously fresh.
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