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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-2619-2018
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-2619-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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Research article
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Research article |
| 04 May 2018
| 04 May 2018
Distribution and rates of nitrogen fixation in the western tropical South Pacific Ocean constrained by nitrogen isotope budgets
Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science Dept., Florida State University,
117 N. Woodward AVE., Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA
Kelly M. McCabe
Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science Dept., Florida State University,
117 N. Woodward AVE., Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA
Olivier Grosso
Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, Université de Toulon, IRD, OSU
Pythéas, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO), UM 110, 13288,
Marseille, France
Nathalie Leblond
Observatoire Océanologique de Villefranche, Laboratoire
d'Océanographie de Villefranche, UMR 7093, Villefranche-sur-mer, France
Thierry Moutin
Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, Université de Toulon, IRD, OSU
Pythéas, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO), UM 110, 13288,
Marseille, France
Sophie Bonnet
Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, Université de Toulon, IRD, OSU
Pythéas, Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO), UM 110, 98848
Nouméa, New Caledonia
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Short summary
The spatial distribution of biological N2 fixation fluxes to the ocean remains poorly constrained. Here we use nitrogen isotope budgets to identify significant N2 fixation inputs to the western tropical South Pacific (WTSP), where N2 fixation supports > 50 % of export production at stations proximal to iron sources. The significant N2 fixation inputs in the WTSP may offset nitrogen loss in the oxygen-deficient zones of the eastern tropical South Pacific.
The spatial distribution of biological N2 fixation fluxes to the ocean remains poorly...
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