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... nutrient salts are continually released . Without them , no plant growth could take place ( Fig . 1 ) . However , it is too much of a good thing when more nutrients are introduced into bodies of water than are used for good plant growth ...
... nutrient salts are continually released . Without them , no plant growth could take place ( Fig . 1 ) . However , it is too much of a good thing when more nutrients are introduced into bodies of water than are used for good plant growth ...
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... nutrients , oligotrophic , if one only observes the productive surface layer , which is permeated by light ( Fig . 75 ) . The water of the surface layer is warm and thus lighter than the cold deep water . Across broad expanses of the ...
... nutrients , oligotrophic , if one only observes the productive surface layer , which is permeated by light ( Fig . 75 ) . The water of the surface layer is warm and thus lighter than the cold deep water . Across broad expanses of the ...
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... nutrients is low ( Table 13 ) , the biodegrading of oil proceeds much more slowly in the clear region of tropical seas than it does in estuaries and coastal water . By adding nutrients in an experimental environment , the ability to ...
... nutrients is low ( Table 13 ) , the biodegrading of oil proceeds much more slowly in the clear region of tropical seas than it does in estuaries and coastal water . By adding nutrients in an experimental environment , the ability to ...
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