Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Lake Erie
- 3 July 1970
- journal article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 169 (3940) , 61-62
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.169.3940.61
Abstract
Biological nitrogen fixation, as determined by acetylene reduction, occurs in Lake Erie. Fixation potential by blue-green algae in situ in water and by bacteria in collected sediments was demonstrated. Nitrogen-fixing activity occurred from June through November suggesting that it is significant over the extremes of seasonal variation in light, temperature, and nutrients.Keywords
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