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One of the potential sites for nitrogen fixation within the salt marsh is the surface of living stems and leaves of marsh plants. These stems and leaves are capable of supporting a luxuriant growth of epiphytes. These bacteria and algae are replenished by floating cells which become attached during high tide inundations of the marsh. Many of these epiphytes have been identified as potential nitrogen fixers (Pomeroy, 1959), but have not been tested for actual fixation.
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Green, F., Edmisten, J. (1974). Seasonality of Nitrogen Fixation in Gulf Coast Salt Marshes. In: Lieth, H. (eds) Phenology and Seasonality Modeling. Ecological Studies, vol 8. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-51863-8_10
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