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Stolte, Willem; Balode, Maija; Carlsson, Per; Grzebyk, Daniel; Janson, Sven; Lips, Inga; Panosso, Renata; Ward, Clive J.; Graneli, Edna. |
In the Baltic Sea, floating blooms of nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria occur yearly during late summer. These blooms can sometimes be limited by iron. Due to extensive foresting around the Baltic Sea, iron is entering the Baltic Sea partly bound to dissolved organic material (DOM) via rivers. An experiment was performed in 300 1 laboratory mesocosms to test the hypothesis that riverine high-molecular weight dissolved organic matter (HMWDOM), extracted by tangential flow filtration > 1000 Da, stimulates the biomass of nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria, by increasing the availability of iron. The addition of iron/EDTA and of DOM resulted in 5 to 10 times higher biomass of nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria. Accordingly, higher primary production and particulate... |
Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Mesocosm experiment; Humic acid; HMWDOM; High molecular weight dissolved organic matter; Iron; Nitrogen fixation; Cyanobacteria. |
Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/2006/publication-2470.pdf |
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