@article{fdi:010042944,
  title = {{P}hosphate availability controls {T}richodesmium spp. biomass in the {SW} {P}acific {O}cean},
  author = {{M}outin, {T}. and {V}an {D}en {B}roeck, {N}. and {B}eker, {B}. and {D}upouy, {C}{\'e}cile and {R}immelin, {P}. and {L}e {B}outeiller, {A}ubert},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}hroughout tropical and subtropical seas, {T}richodesmium spp. contribute significantly to marine fixation of atmospheric di-nitrogen and influence the global carbon cycle. {W}e suggest that dissolved inorganic phosphate ({DIP}) availability has a predominant role in controlling {T}richodesmium spp. biomass. {F}rom experimental work carried out on cruises in the {SW} {P}acific {O}cean, and by re-analysing previous data, we have defined a critical level of {DIP} needed for single filaments of {T}richodesmium spp. to grow. {T}hus, seasonal variations in {DIP} availability could control {T}richodesmium spp. growth and decay. {A}s this critical level is below the detection limit of classical {DIP} measurements obtained during oceanic cruises, we suggest a re-evaluation of the phosphate availability in the oligotrophic ocean in order to determine what ultimately controls di-nitrogen fixation in the sea.},
  keywords = {{T}richodesmium spp. ; phosphate availability ; diazotrophy ; {S}outh {P}acific {O}cean},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}arine {E}cology {P}rogress {S}eries},
  volume = {297},
  numero = {},
  pages = {15--21},
  ISSN = {0171-8630},
  year = {2005},
  DOI = {10.3354/meps297015},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010042944},
}