Eddy-driven diazotroph distribution: horizontal variability prevails over particle sinking speed
ELENA CERDÁN-GARCÍA,
Xose-Antonio Álvarez-Salgado,
Javier Arístegui
et al.
Abstract:Mesoscale eddies influence the distribution of diazotroph (nitrogen fixing) cyanobacteria, impacting marine primary productivity and carbon export. Recently, non-cyanobacterial diazotrophs (NCDs) have emerged as potentially important contributors to the marine nitrogen fixation. Lacking a photosynthetic apparatus, NCDs are thought to rely on organic matter particles to obtain carbon and nutrient resources, simultaneously impacting nitrogen and carbon cycling. However, their diversity and biogeochemical importa… Show more
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