Consistent patterns of nitrogen fixation identified in the ocean

• Published in: Nature (London) Vol. 566; no. 7743; pp. 191 - 193
• Main Author: Gruber, Nicolas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.02.2019; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 639/638/45/47; 704/106/829; Denitrification; Environmental aspects; News And Views; Nitrification; Nitrogen (Chemical element); Nitrogen fixation; Ocean circulation; Oceans; Seawater; Biogeochemistry; Ocean sciences

Nitrogen gas dissolved in the ocean must be fixed — converted into more-reactive compounds — before it can be used to support life, but the regions in which this nitrogen fixation occurs have been elusive. Not any more. Nitrogen fixation is spatially separated from denitrification in the sea.