Taxon-specific response of marine nitrogen fixers to elevated carbon dioxide concentrations

• DOI: 10.1038/ngeo1858
• Publication Date: 2013-07-01T15:20:26Z
• Authors: David A. Hutchins; Fei-Xue Fu; Eric A. Webb; Nathan Walworth; Alessandro Tagliabue
• Keywords: Trichodesmium; Biogeochemical Cycle; Carbon fixation

Marine cyanobacteria supply much of the nitrogen that supports open ocean food webs and biogeochemical cycles. An experimental study suggests that the relationship between nitrogen fixation and carbon dioxide concentration varies significantly between cyanobacterial strains.