Phosphate availability and the ultimate control of new nitrogen input by nitrogen fixation in the tropical Pacific Ocean
Due to the low atmospheric input of phosphate into the open ocean, it is one of the key nutrients that could ultimately control primary production and carbon export into the deep ocean. The observed trend over the last 20 years has shown a decrease in the dissolved inorganic phosphate (DIP) pool in...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2008-01-01
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| Series: | Biogeosciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/5/95/2008/bg-5-95-2008.pdf |