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Spatiotemporal patterns of N2 fixation in coastal waters derived from rate measurements and remote sensing
Mindaugas Zilius
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Marine Research Institute, Klaipėda University, Klaipėda, 92294,
Lithuania
Irma Vybernaite-Lubiene
Marine Research Institute, Klaipėda University, Klaipėda, 92294,
Lithuania
Diana Vaiciute
Marine Research Institute, Klaipėda University, Klaipėda, 92294,
Lithuania
Donata Overlingė
Marine Research Institute, Klaipėda University, Klaipėda, 92294,
Lithuania
Evelina Grinienė
Marine Research Institute, Klaipėda University, Klaipėda, 92294,
Lithuania
Anastasija Zaiko
Coastal and Freshwater Group, Cawthron Institute, Nelson, 7042, New
Zealand
Institute of Marine Science, University of Auckland, Auckland,
Private Bag 92019, New Zealand
Stefano Bonaglia
Marine Research Institute, Klaipėda University, Klaipėda, 92294,
Lithuania
Department of Marine Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Box 461,
Gothenburg, 40530, Sweden
Iris Liskow
Department of Biological Oceanography, Leibniz Institute for Baltic
Sea Research, Rostock, 18119, Germany
Maren Voss
Department of Biological Oceanography, Leibniz Institute for Baltic
Sea Research, Rostock, 18119, Germany
Agneta Andersson
Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Umeå University,
Umeå, 90187, Sweden
Sonia Brugel
Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Umeå University,
Umeå, 90187, Sweden
Tobia Politi
Marine Research Institute, Klaipėda University, Klaipėda, 92294,
Lithuania
Paul A. Bukaveckas
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Center for Environmental Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University,
Richmond, VA 23284, USA
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In fresh and brackish waters, algal blooms are often dominated by cyanobacteria, which have the ability to utilize atmospheric nitrogen. Cyanobacteria are also unusual in that they float to the surface and are dispersed by wind-driven currents. Their patchy and dynamic distribution makes it difficult to track their abundance and quantify their effects on nutrient cycling. We used remote sensing to map the distribution of cyanobacteria in a large Baltic lagoon and quantify their contributions.
In fresh and brackish waters, algal blooms are often dominated by cyanobacteria, which have the...
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