Global nitrogen cycle: critical enzymes, organisms, and processes for nitrogen budgets and dynamics

X Zhang, BB Ward, DM Sigman - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
Nitrogen (N) is used in many of life's fundamental biomolecules, and it is also a participant in
environmental redox chemistry. Biogeochemical processes control the amount and form of N …

Where carbon goes when water flows: carbon cycling across the aquatic continuum

ND Ward, TS Bianchi, PM Medeiros… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The purpose of this review is to highlight progress in unraveling carbon cycling dynamics
across the continuum of landscapes, inland waters, coastal oceans, and the atmosphere …

Nutrient content and stoichiometry of pelagic Sargassum reflects increasing nitrogen availability in the Atlantic Basin

BE Lapointe, RA Brewton, LW Herren, M Wang… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The pelagic brown macroalgae Sargassum spp. have grown for centuries in oligotrophic
waters of the North Atlantic Ocean supported by natural nutrient sources, such as excretions …

[HTML][HTML] Global oceanic diazotroph database version 2 and elevated estimate of global oceanic N fixation

Z Shao, Y Xu, H Wang, W Luo, L Wang… - Earth System …, 2023 - essd.copernicus.org
Marine diazotrophs convert dinitrogen (N 2) gas into bioavailable nitrogen (N), supporting
life in the global ocean. In 2012, the first version of the global oceanic diazotroph database …

An extensive reef system at the Amazon River mouth

RL Moura, GM Amado-Filho, FC Moraes… - Science …, 2016 - science.org
Large rivers create major gaps in reef distribution along tropical shelves. The Amazon River
represents 20% of the global riverine discharge to the ocean, generating up to a 1.3× 106 …

Emerging patterns of marine nitrogen fixation

JA Sohm, EA Webb, DG Capone - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2011 - nature.com
Biological N2 fixation is an important part of the marine nitrogen cycle as it provides a source
of new nitrogen that can support biological carbon export and sequestration. Research in …

Nitrogen fixation by marine cyanobacteria

JP Zehr - Trends in microbiology, 2011 - cell.com
Discrepancies between estimates of oceanic N 2 fixation and nitrogen (N) losses through
denitrification have focused research on identifying N 2-fixing cyanobacteria and quantifying …

Natural iron fertilization by shallow hydrothermal sources fuels diazotroph blooms in the ocean

S Bonnet, C Guieu, V Taillandier, C Boulart… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Iron is an essential nutrient that regulates productivity in~ 30% of the ocean. Compared with
deep (> 2000 meter) hydrothermal activity at mid-ocean ridges that provide iron to the …

Ocean acidification in the coastal zone from an organism's perspective: multiple system parameters, frequency domains, and habitats

GG Waldbusser, JE Salisbury - Annual review of marine science, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Multiple natural and anthropogenic processes alter the carbonate chemistry of the coastal
zone in ways that either exacerbate or mitigate ocean acidification effects. Freshwater inputs …

Diazotrophs are overlooked contributors to carbon and nitrogen export to the deep ocean

S Bonnet, M Benavides, FAC Le Moigne… - The ISME …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Diazotrophs are widespread microorganisms that alleviate nitrogen limitation in 60% of our
oceans, thereby regulating marine productivity. Yet, the group-specific contribution of …