Ecological control of nitrite in the upper ocean
Microorganisms oxidize organic nitrogen to nitrate in a series of steps. Nitrite, an intermediate product, accumulates at the base of the sunlit layer in the subtropical ocean, forming a primary nitrite maximum, but can accumulate throughout the sunlit layer at higher latitudes. We model nitrifying...
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Nature Publishing Group,
2018-10-03T15:44:15Z.
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