Warming effect on nitrogen fixation in Mediterranean macrophyte sediments

Garcias-Bonet, Neus; Vaquer-Sunyer, Raquel; Duarte, Carlos M.; Marbà, Núria

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-167-2019

Articles | Volume 16, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-167-2019

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-167-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 16, issue 1

Research article

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17 Jan 2019

Research article |

| 17 Jan 2019

Warming effect on nitrogen fixation in Mediterranean macrophyte sediments

Neus Garcias-Bonet, Raquel Vaquer-Sunyer, Carlos M. Duarte, and Núria Marbà

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RC1: 'Review of Ms by Garcias-Bonet et al.', Carmen B. de los Santos, 20 Sep 2018
- AC1: 'Reply to Referee #1', Neus Garcias-Bonet, 27 Oct 2018
RC2: 'Comments on "Warming effect on nitrogen fixation in Mediterranean macrophyte sediments"', Anonymous Referee #2, 25 Sep 2018
- AC2: 'Reply to Anonymous Referee #2', Neus Garcias-Bonet, 27 Oct 2018

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We assess the impact of warming on nitrogen fixation in three key Mediterranean macrophytes by experimentally measuring sediment nitrogen fixation rates at current and projected seawater temperature by 2100 under a scenario of moderate greenhouse gas emissions. The temperature dependence of nitrogen fixation could potentially increase rates by 37 % by the end of the century, with important consequences for primary production in coastal ecosystems.