Nutrients that limit growth in the ocean

@article{Bristow2017NutrientsTL,
  title={Nutrients that limit growth in the ocean},
  author={Laura A. Bristow and Wiebke Mohr and Soeren Ahmerkamp and Marcel M M Kuypers},
  journal={Current Biology},
  year={2017},
  volume={27},
  pages={R474-R478}
}
Phytoplankton form the basis of the marine food web and are responsible for approximately half of global carbon dioxide (CO2) fixation (∼ 50 Pg of carbon per year). Thus, these microscopic, photosynthetic organisms are vital in controlling the atmospheric CO2 concentration and Earth's climate. Phytoplankton are dependent on sunlight and their CO2-fixation activity is therefore restricted to the upper, sunlit surface ocean (that is, the euphotic zone). CO2 usually does not limit phytoplankton… Expand
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