N2 production rates limited by nitrite availability in the Bay of Bengal oxygen minimum zone
Bristow, L.A.; Callbeck, C.M.; Larsen, M.; Altabet, M.A.; Dekaezemacker, J.; Forth, M.; Gauns, M.; Glud, R.N.; Kuypers, M.M.M.; Lavik, G.; Milucka, J.; Naqvi, S.WA.; Pratihary, A.; Revsbech, N.P.; Thamdrup, B.; Treusch, A.H.; Canfield, D.E. (2017). N2 production rates limited by nitrite availability in the Bay of Bengal oxygen minimum zone. Nature Geoscience 10(1): 24-29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2847 In: Nature Geoscience. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 1752-0894; e-ISSN 1752-0908, more | |
Authors | | Top | - Bristow, L.A.
- Callbeck, C.M.
- Larsen, M.
- Altabet, M.A.
- Dekaezemacker, J.
- Forth, M.
| - Gauns, M.
- Glud, R.N., more
- Kuypers, M.M.M.
- Lavik, G.
- Milucka, J.
- Naqvi, S.WA.
| - Pratihary, A.
- Revsbech, N.P.
- Thamdrup, B.
- Treusch, A.H.
- Canfield, D.E.
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Abstract | Nitrogen losses have not been observed in the Bay of Bengal, unlike in other ocean oxygen minimum zones. Chemical and molecular analyses reveal that trace levels of oxygen inhibit nitrate formation, largely preventing microbial N2 production. |
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