Geochemical constraints on the rates and fates of nitrogen fixation in the southwest Pacif — NSF Award to Texas A&M University (TX
The base of the marine food web consists of phytoplankton, or microscopic plants that need to be fertilized by the elements nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and iron (Fe), to grow and sustain global fisheries. The ultimate source of N to the ocean, and thus to marine phytoplankton, is provided by marine microbes that carr
| Award title | Geochemical constraints on the rates and fates of nitrogen fixation in the southwest Pacif |
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| Award ID | 2525151 |
| Awardee | Texas A&M University |
| City | COLLEGE STATION |
| State | TX |
| Amount obligated | $498,457 |
| Principal investigator | Angela Knapp |
| Program | Chemical Oceanography |
| Start date | 08/15/2025 |
| Abstract | The base of the marine food web consists of phytoplankton, or microscopic plants that need to be fertilized by the elements nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and iron (Fe), to grow and sustain global fisheries. The ultimate source of N to the ocean, and thus to marine phytoplankton, is provided by marine microbes that carry out a process known as N fixation. While N is an essential component of phytoplankton biomass, we do not have good estimates of the locations, times, or magnitudes when N fixatio |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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