Search for dissertations about: "diazotrophy"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the word diazotrophy.

  2. 1. Diazotrophy and diversity of benthic cyanobacteria in tropical coastal zones

    Author : Karolina Bauer; Birgitta Bergman; Paul K. Hayes; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Marine cyanobacteria; benthic nitrogen fixation; diversity; diazotrophy; Lyngbya majuscula; Zanzibar; western Indian Ocean; Plant physiology; Växtfysiologi;

    Abstract : Discoveries in recent years have disclosed the importance of marine cyano-bacteria in the context of primary production and global nitrogen cycling. It is hypothesized here that microbial mats in tropical coastal habitats harbour a rich diversity of previously uncharacterized cyanobacteria and that benthic marine nitrogen fixation in coastal zones is substantial. READ MORE

  4. 2. External Growth Control of Baltic Sea Cyanobacteria

    Author : Anna Zakrisson; Ulf Larsson; Jakob Walve; Elena Gorokhova; Catherine Legrand; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Cyanobacteria; Baltic Sea; diazotrophs; diazotrophy; heterocysts; primary productivity; stable isotopes; sewage treatment; Marine Ecology; marin ekologi;

    Abstract : The overall aim of the study was to provide better insights to the ecological role and impact of cyanobacteria in Baltic Sea (BS) bay, coastal and open sea areas. Biomass and heterocyst development of diazotrophic, heterocystous cyanobacteria were monitored over several years simultaneously as physical parameters such as nutrients and temperature. READ MORE

  5. 3. Towards an understanding of diazocyte development and diazotrophy in the marine cyanobacterium Trichodesmium

    Author : Gustaf Sandh; Birgitta Bergman; Rehab El-Shehawy; Louis Sherman; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Cyanobacteria; Trichodesmium; diazocyte; cell differentiation; nitrogen fixation; cell division; flavodoxin; Plant physiology; Växtfysiologi; Plant Physiology; växtfysiologi;

    Abstract : Trichodesmium is a filamentous cyanobacterium of great ecological significance as it contributes significantly to primary production in oceans through an efficient nitrogen fixation strategy, including a unique cell type, the diazocyte. The aim of this thesis was to generate a deeper understanding of the structural and molecular background related to the development of diazocytes and the maintenance of diazotrophy in Trichodesmium erythraeum IMS101. READ MORE

  6. 4. Environmental conditions governing the distributions of symbiotic and free-living diazotrophic cyanobacteria in two tropical open oceans

    Author : Marcus Stenegren; Rachel Foster; Bethany Jenkins; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Nitrogen fixation; Diazotroph; Cyanobacteria; Symbiosis; DDA; Richelia; Marine Ecology; marin ekologi;

    Abstract : Di-nitrogen (N2) fixation plays a crucial role in oceanic carbon and nitrogen cycles and is important for marine biogeochemistry on regional and global scales. N2-fixing (diazotrophs) cyanobacteria are considered to contribute the most to marine nitrogen fixation, and thereby fuel the surrounding phytoplankton communities with bioavailable ammonia. READ MORE