| Autor: |
Víctor Moreira-Coello, Beatriz Mouriño-Carballido, Emilio Marañón, Ana Fernández-Carrera, Antonio Bode, Marta M. Varela |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2017 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Frontiers in Marine Science, Vol 4 (2017) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2296-7745 |
| DOI: |
10.3389/fmars.2017.00303 |
| Popis: |
The classical paradigm about marine N2 fixation establishes that this process is mainly constrained to nitrogen-poor tropical and subtropical regions, and sustained by the colonial cyanobacterium Trichodesmium spp. and diatom-diazotroph symbiosis. However, the application of molecular techniques allowed determining a high phylogenic diversity and wide distribution of marine diazotrophs, which extends the range of ocean environments where biological N2 fixation may be relevant. Between February 2014 and December 2015, we carried out 10 one-day samplings in the upwelling system off NW Iberia in order to: (1) investigate the seasonal variability in the magnitude of N2 fixation, (2) determine its biogeochemical role as a mechanism of new nitrogen supply, and (3) quantify the main diazotrophs in the region under contrasting hydrographic regimes. Our results indicate that the magnitude of N2 fixation in this region was relatively low (0.001 ± 0.002 – 0.095 ± 0.024 μmol N m−3 d−1), comparable to the lower-end of rates described for the subtropical NE Atlantic. Maximum rates were observed at the surface during both upwelling and relaxation conditions. The comparison with nitrate diffusive fluxes revealed the minor role of N2 fixation ( |
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