The deep-sea microfossil record is characterized by an extraordinarily high density and abundance of fossil specimens, and by a very high degree of spatial and temporal continuity of sedimentation. Th
Oxygen minimum zones (OMZs) have been suggested as a suitable niche for the oxygen-sensitive process of biological fixation of dinitrogen (N2) gas. However, most N2 fixation rates reported from such w
AMT15 departed Southampton UK on 17 September arriving Cape Town, South Africa on 29 October 2004. The main objective of the cruise was to determine the trophic state of the planktonic ecosystem with