Nitrogen is an important plant nutrient that is often deficient ... For example, nitrate lost in leachate or runoff may contribute to eutrophication of surface water bodies, such as the Delaware ...

Nitrogen gas makes up 78% of Earth’s atmosphere and is an essential component in amino acids and proteins. However, plants and animals cannot use nitrogen gas directly. Nitrates and other ...

Increased loads of nitrogen fertilizer to freshwater, as well as marine ecosystems, has caused eutrophication, the process whereby these systems have a proliferation of microorganisms, especially ...

However, a surplus of nitrogen can also cause eutrophication and harmful algae blooms. In addition to its quantity, the chemical speciation of nitrogen in seawater can also determine whether healthy ...

This phenomenon, known as eutrophication, has severe negative consequences for biodiversity, fisheries and the food cycle, ...

Your Artstor image groups were copied to Workspace. The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. Limnology and Oceanography Vol. 56, No. 4, 2011 Comment: Lake 227 ...

Nitrogen and phosphorus are fertilisers that cause eutrophication of surface water. Eutrophication is the process of enrichment of surface water with excess plant nutrients, primarily phosphorus and ...

We estimate that the coastal filter in the Baltic Sea removes 16% of nitrogen and 53% of phosphorus inputs from land. Aleksandrov, S. 2010. Biological production and eutrophication of Baltic Sea ...

High levels of nitrogen in rivers and waterways stimulates ... and reduces oxygen levels in the water through a process called eutrophication, which harms aquatic ecosystems, threatens other ...