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Trichodesmium , a Globally Significant Marine Cyanobacterium

Published:1997-05-23 Issue:5316 Volume:276 Page:1221-1229
ISSN:0036-8075
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Author:

Capone Douglas G.¹,Zehr Jonathan P.¹,Paerl Hans W.¹,Bergman Birgitta¹,Carpenter Edward J.¹

Affiliation:

1. D. G. Capone is at the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, Center for Environmental and Estuarine Studies, University of Maryland, Solomons, MD 20688, USA. J. P. Zehr is in the Department of Biology, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA. H. W. Paerl is at the Institute of Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina, Morehead City, NC 28557, USA. B. Bergman is in the Department of Botany, Stockholm University, S-10691 Stockholm, Sweden. E. J. Carpenter is at the Marine Sciences...

Abstract

Planktonic marine cyanobacteria of the genus Trichodesmium occur throughout the oligotrophic tropical and subtropical oceans. Their unusual adaptations, from the molecular to the macroscopic level, contribute to their ecological success and biogeochemical importance. Trichodesmium fixes nitrogen gas (N 2 ) under fully aerobic conditions while photosynthetically evolving oxygen. Its temporal pattern of N 2 fixation results from an endogenous daily cycle that confines N 2 fixation to daylight hours. Trichodesmium colonies provide a unique pelagic habitat that supports a complex assemblage of consortial organisms. These colonies often represent a large fraction of the plant biomass in tropical, oligotrophic waters and contribute substantially to primary production. N 2 fixation by Trichodesmium is likely a major input to the marine and global nitrogen cycle.

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Subject

Multidisciplinary

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