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How much nitrogen is fixed in the ocean?
Description: Of course scientists like it when the results of measurements fit with each other. However, when they carry out measurements in nature and compare their values, the results are rarely "smooth". A contemporary example is the ocean's nitrogen budget. Here, the question is: how much nitrogen is being fixed in the ocean and how much is released? "The answer to this question is important to predicting future climate development. All organisms need fixed nitrogen in order to build genetic material and biomass. [Source: EurekaAlert!]
URL: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2012-08/hcfo-hmn081012.php
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Source: EurekaAlert!
Publish Date: 8/10/2012
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