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dc.contributor.authorAhmed, A.
dc.contributor.authorGauns, M.
dc.contributor.authorKurian, S.
dc.contributor.authorBardhan, P.
dc.contributor.authorPratihary, A.K.
dc.contributor.authorNaik, H.
dc.contributor.authorShenoy, D.M.
dc.contributor.authorNaqvi, S.W.A.
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-26T09:29:01Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-30T03:12:39Z
dc.date.available2017-04-26T09:29:01Z
dc.date.available2017-09-30T03:12:39Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.citationEstuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, vol.191; 2017; 74-83
dc.identifier.issn0272-7714
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/7697
dc.description.abstractThe Arabian Sea experiences bloom of the diazotroph Trichodesmium during certain times of the year when optimal sea surface temperature and oligotrophic condition favour their growth. We measured nitrogen fixation rates in the euphotic zone during one such event in the Eastern Arabian Sea using <sup>15</sup>N<sub>2</sub> tracer gas dissolution method. The measured rates varied between 0.8 and 225 mol N m<sup>-3</sup> d<sup>-1</sup> and were higher than those reported from most other oceanic regions. The highest rates (1739 mol N m<sup>-2</sup> d<sup>-1</sup>; 0�10 m) coincided with the growth phase of Trichodesmium and led to low ?<sup>15</sup>N (<2�) of particulate organic matter. At stations not experiencing Trichodesmium bloom nitrogen fixation rates were low (0.9�1.5 ?mol N m<sup>-3</sup> d<sup>-1</sup>). Due to episodic events of diazotroph bloom, contribution of N2 fixation to the total nitrogen pool may vary in space and time.
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.ispartofEstuar Coast Shelf S
dc.relation.isreferencedbySCI
dc.titleNitrogen fixation rates in the eastern Arabian Sea
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.affiliation.authorCSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa, India


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