Distribution of nitrogen fixation in the Tropical Atlantic
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Spatial variation in N2-fixation rate and diazotroph activity in the Tropical Atlantic J. P. Montoya, M. Voss, and D. G. Capone Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta GA, USA Institut für Ostseeforschung, Warnemünde, Germany University of Southern California, Los Angeles CA, USA Received: 3 April 2006 – Accepted: 24 April 2006 – Published: 9 November 2006 Correspondence to: J. P. Montoya ([email protected])
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