FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Diazotrophy in the Indian Ocean: Current understanding and future perspectives BT AF Chowdhury, Subhadeep Raes, Eric Hörstmann, Cora Ahmed, Ayaz Ridame, Céline Metzl, Nicolas Bhavya, P S Sato, Takuya Shiozaki, Takuhei Bonnet, Sophie Löscher, Carolin R. Singh, Arvind Benavides, Mar AS 1:1,2;2:3;3:1,2;4:4;5:5;6:5;7:6;8:7;9:8;10:1;11:9;12:10;13:1,2; FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;5:;6:;7:;8:;9:;10:;11:;12:;13:; C1 Aix Marseille Univ, Université de Toulon, CNRS, IRD, MIO UM 110 Marseille ,France Turing Center for Living Systems Aix‐Marseille University Marseille, France Flourishing Oceans, Minderoo Foundation Nedlands Western Australia, Australia Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research Salmiya, Kuwait Laboratoire LOCEAN/IPSL Sorbonne Université‐CNRS‐IRD‐MNHN Paris, France Department of Biological Oceanography Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research, Warnemuende Rostock Germany Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences The University of Tokyo Bunkyo‐ku Tokyo, Japan Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute The University of Tokyo Chiba, Japan Nordcee, Department of Biology University of Southern Denmark Odense ,Denmark Physical Research Laboratory Ahmedabad, India C2 UNIV AIX MARSEILLE, FRANCE UNIV AIX MARSEILLE, FRANCE MINDEROO FND, AUSTRALIA KISR, KUWAIT UNIV SORBONNE, FRANCE LEIBNIZ INST BALT SEA RES (IOW), GERMANY UNIV TOKYO, JAPAN UNIV TOKYO, JAPAN NORDCEE, DENMARK PRL, INDIA IN DOAJ IF 7.8 TC 0 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00851/96298/104592.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00851/96298/104593.docx LA English DT Article CR OISO - OCÉAN INDIEN SERVICE D'OBSERVATION AB Dinitrogen (N2) fixation provides the major source of reactive nitrogen in the open ocean, sustaining biological productivity. The Indian Ocean (IO) covers 22% of the ocean surface, while it only represents 1% of the global diazotroph database. Hence, constraining the sources of nitrogen in the IO is crucial. Here, we compile three decades of N2 fixation and diazotroph DNA data in the IO. Our analysis reveals basin‐scale yearly rates between ~ 7 and 13 Tg N yr−1. These rates are in the range of previous modeling‐based estimates but may represent a lower bound estimate due to the lack of data in this basin. Diazotroph variability among sub‐basins may suggest endemicity but needs to be taken with caution due to biased sampling toward certain seasons and uneven spatial coverage. We provide recommendations for a more accurate representation of the IO in the global nitrogen budget and our knowledge of diazotroph biogeography. PY 2023 PD OCT SO Limnology And Oceanography Letters SN 2378-2242 PU Wiley VL 8 IS 5 UT 001060102900001 BP 707 EP 722 DI 10.1002/lol2.10343 ID 96298 ER EF