Controls on the relative abundances and rates of nitrifying microorganisms in the ocean

Zakem, Emily J.; Bayer, Barbara; Qin, Wei; Santoro, Alyson E.; Zhang, Yao; Levine, Naomi M.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-5401-2022

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Controls on the relative abundances and rates of nitrifying microorganisms in the ocean

Emily J. Zakem, Barbara Bayer, Wei Qin, Alyson E. Santoro, Yao Zhang, and Naomi M. Levine

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