Global rates of water-column denitrification derived from nitrogen gas measurements

• DOI: 10.1038/ngeo1515
• Publication Date: 2012-07-06T12:19:53Z
• Authors: Tim DeVries; Curtis Deutsch; François Primeau; Bonnie Chang; Allan Devol
• Keywords: Nitrogen Cycle

Biologically available nitrogen limits phytoplankton growth over much of the ocean. Data-constrained model simulations suggest that bioavailable nitrogen losses match gains in the global ocean, indicative of a balanced budget.