Typhoons and marine eutrophication are probably the missing source of organic nitrogen in ecosystems
Published Date: 11/14/2019
Source: phys.org
Atmospheric nitrogen deposition has a significant impact on both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, and alterations in its level will significantly affect the productivity and stability of an ecosystem. In recent years, with the reduction of anthropogenic inorganic nitrogen emissions, interest in organic nitrogen (ON) has increased because it represents a large fraction of total nitrogen. Given this large amount of ON deposition, researchers are interested in identifying its sources. However, scientists find large gaps between ON deposition and emission and therefore suspect that there are missing sources of ON.