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Ocean biogeochemistry

the distinction that nitrogen limits ocean production in the short term while phosphorus sets long-term productivity because nitrogen fixation fills nitrogen deficits.

In ocean biogeochemistry, proximate and ultimate limiting nutrient refers to the distinction that nitrogen limits ocean production in the short term while phosphorus sets long-term productivity because nitrogen fixation fills nitrogen deficits. This meaning comes from Tyrrell (1999) in Nature.[1]

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fixation4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs productivity3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs proximate2 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, two carriers

References

Tyrrell, T. (1999). The relative influences of nitrogen and phosphorus on oceanic primary production. Nature, 400(6744), 525-531. https://doi.org/10.1038/22941

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