The Mekong River plume fuels nitrogen fixation and determines phytoplankton species distribution in the South China Sea during low and high discharge season

Große, Julia; Bombar, Deniz; Nhu Hai, Doan; Ngọc Lâm, Nguyễn; Voß, Maren

doi:10.4319/lo.2010.55.4.1668

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The Mekong River plume fuels nitrogen fixation and determines phytoplankton species distribution in the South China Sea during low and high discharge season

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Authors:

Julia Große

Deniz Bombar

Doan Nhu Hai

Abstract

The influence of the Mekong River (South China Sea) on N 2 fixation and phytoplankton distribution was investigated during the lowest‐ and highest‐discharge seasons (April 2007 and September 2008, respectively). The river plays an essential role in providing nutrients (nitrate, phosphate, silicate) ...

Subject

Trichodesmium

Phytoplankton

Salinity

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