Abstract Subtropical gyres cover 26%–29% of the world's surface ocean and are conventionally regarded as ocean deserts due to their permanent stratification, depleted …
The cycles of the key nutrient elements nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) have been massively altered by anthropogenic activities. Thus, it is essential to understand how …
Biological N2 fixation is an important part of the marine nitrogen cycle as it provides a source of new nitrogen that can support biological carbon export and sequestration. Research in …
Phosphorus (P) is an essential element to all life, being a structural and functional component of all organisms. 1-4 P provides the phosphate-ester backbone of DNA and …
Redfield noted the similarity between the average nitrogen-to-phosphorus ratio in plankton (N: P= 16 by atoms) and in deep oceanic waters (N: P= 15; refs,). He argued that this was …
The proportion of major elements in marine organic matter links cellular processes to global nutrient, oxygen and carbon cycles. Differences in the C: N: P ratios of organic matter have …
The cycling of phosphorus (P) in the ocean has long been viewed from a geological perspective that tends to focus on balancing P sources (riverine and atmospheric) and sinks …
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Phosphorus (P) is a required element for life. Its various chemical forms are found throughout the lithosphere and hydrosphere, where they are acted on by numerous abiotic …
The surface water of the marine environment has traditionally been viewed as a nitrogen (N) limited habitat, and this has guided the development of conceptual biogeochemical models …