Microbial activity in the sea results in a loss of bioavailable nitrogen. It emerges that the climate phenomenon called the El Niño–Southern Oscillation has a surprisingly large effect on the size of this loss.
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Fennel, K. Ocean hotspots of nitrogen loss. Nature 551, 305–306 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/551305a
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