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Nitrogen fixation of filamentous cyanobacteria in a coral reef measured using three different methods

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Acknowledgements

We thank Dr. M. Watanabe (National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan) for identifying the cyanobacteria species, Professor T. Oikawa (University of Tsukuba) for ongoing discussions, Ms T. Sato for laboratory assistance, Mr. N. Ishibashi and Mr. J. Hirokawa (Yaeyama Station of the Japan Sea-Farming Association in Ishigaki) for offering laboratory space, and Mr. M. Sasaki for field assistance. This research was funded by R&D for Global Environmental Technology, Ministry of International Trade and Industry, of Japan, and CREST, Japan Science & Technology Corporation.

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  1. Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan

    Hajime Kayanne

  2. Environmental Chemistry Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, 305-8506, Japan

    Masashi Hirota

  3. Institute of Geology and Geoinformation, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, 305-8567, Japan

    Masumi Yamamuro

  4. Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 164-8639, Japan

    Isao Koike

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Kayanne, H., Hirota, M., Yamamuro, M. et al. Nitrogen fixation of filamentous cyanobacteria in a coral reef measured using three different methods. Coral Reefs 24, 197–200 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-004-0465-z

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