Articles | Volume 19, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-415-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-415-2022
Research article
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25 Jan 2022
Research article |  | 25 Jan 2022

N2 fixation in the Mediterranean Sea related to the composition of the diazotrophic community and impact of dust under present and future environmental conditions

Céline Ridame, Julie Dinasquet, Søren Hallstrøm, Estelle Bigeard, Lasse Riemann, France Van Wambeke, Matthieu Bressac, Elvira Pulido-Villena, Vincent Taillandier, Fréderic Gazeau, Antonio Tovar-Sanchez, Anne-Claire Baudoux, and Cécile Guieu

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Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on bg-2021-190', Anonymous Referee #1, 12 Sep 2021
  • RC2: 'Comment on bg-2021-190', Anonymous Referee #2, 20 Sep 2021

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (03 Nov 2021) by Carolin Löscher
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (10 Nov 2021) by Christine Klaas (Co-editor-in-chief)
AR by Celine ridame on behalf of the Authors (19 Nov 2021)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (25 Nov 2021) by Carolin Löscher
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (30 Nov 2021) by Christine Klaas (Co-editor-in-chief)
AR by Celine ridame on behalf of the Authors (02 Dec 2021)  Author's response   Manuscript 
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Short summary
We show that in the Mediterranean Sea spatial variability in N2 fixation is related to the diazotrophic community composition reflecting different nutrient requirements among species. Nutrient supply by Saharan dust is of great importance to diazotrophs, as shown by the strong stimulation of N2 fixation after a simulated dust event under present and future climate conditions; the magnitude of stimulation depends on the degree of limitation related to the diazotrophic community composition.
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