Effect of mesoscale eddies on diazotroph community structure and nitrogen fixation rates in the South China Sea

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第一作者： Liu, Jiaxing

作者： Liu, Jiaxing;Zhou, Linbin;Ke, Zhixin;Zhao, Chunyu;Liu, Huajian;Jiang, Xin;Tan, Yehui;Li, Jiajun;Liu, Jiaxing;Zhou, Linbin;Ke, Zhixin;Tan, Yehui;Lin, Yuyang;He, Yinghui;Zhao, Chunyu;Liu, Huajian;Jiang, Xin;Tan, Yehui

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关键词： Trichodesmium; Unicellular nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria; nifH; Mesoscale eddy; Nitrogen fixation; South China Sea

期刊名称：REGIONAL STUDIES IN MARINE SCIENCE （ 影响因子：1.624； 五年影响因子：1.962 ）

ISSN： 2352-4855

年卷期： 2020 年 35 卷

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Mesoscale eddies play a key role in ocean biogeochemistry, yet their effects on dinitrogen (N-2) fixation are not well understood. Using quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and dinitrogen-15 (N-15(2)) tracer methods, we examined the abundance of nifH genes in N-2 -fixing microorganisms and N-2 fixation rates in the upper water column (0-100 m) of mesoscale eddies in the northeastern South China Sea (SCS). High N-2 fixation rates affected by an anticyclonic eddy were associated with high abundances of unicellular nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria in groups A and B (UCYN-A, UCYN-B), while low nitrogen fixation was found in both cyclonic eddy and reference stations. The estimated N-2 fixation rates met 9% +/- 5% of the nitrogen demand for primary production affected by the anticyclonic eddy. Our results indicate that mesoscale eddies can affect nitrogen fixation through affecting nutrient availability and eddy transport, and play a crucial role in regulating N-2 fixation in the oligotrophic SCS. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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