High rates of N2 fixation by unicellular diazotrophs in the oligotrophic Pacific Ocean
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The rates of N2 fixation by the small unicellular diazotrophs in oligotrophic Pacific Ocean is reported and compared with the rates of N2 fixation by larger organisms. Results indicate that the small diazotrophs are capable of equaling or exceeding the rate of N2 fixation of the larger organisms and a significant fraction of total new production in oligotrophic water is supported by the N2 fixation through unicellular diazotrophs.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2004
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Plasmas put in order
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Collisions tear neutral atoms into ions and electrons in a hot plasma and the positions of individual particles show no correlation or order. Laser-cooling a neutral plasma can give rise to a system in which the particles arrange themselves into ordered shells or lattices.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2004
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