Nutrient limitation of net primary production in marine ecosystems. Howarth & W, R. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics, 19(1):89--110, JSTOR, 1988.
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The question of nutrient limitation of primary production in estuaries and other marine ecosystems has engendered agreat deal of debate. Although other marine ecosystems has engendered a great deal of debate. Although nitrogen is often named as the primary limiting nutrient in seawater, this is by no means universally accepted. Many workers have argued that phosphorus is limiting, that both nitrogen and phosphorus can simultaneously be limiting, or that primary production can switch seasonally from being nitrogen-limited to phosphorus-limited. Others argue that nutrients are not limiting at all nmany marine ecosystems, including highly oligotrophic waters. To some extent these disagreements result from poor communication due to different definitions of nutrient limitation. Considerable argument also occurs over the various methods and approaches used to estimate nutrient limitation.
@article{ Howarth1988c,
  abstract = {The question of nutrient limitation of primary production in estuaries and other marine ecosystems has engendered agreat deal of debate. Although other marine ecosystems has engendered a great deal of debate. Although nitrogen is often named as the primary limiting nutrient in seawater, this is by no means universally accepted. Many workers have argued that phosphorus is limiting, that both nitrogen and phosphorus can simultaneously be limiting, or that primary production can switch seasonally from being nitrogen-limited to phosphorus-limited. Others argue that nutrients are not limiting at all nmany marine ecosystems, including highly oligotrophic waters. To some extent these disagreements result from poor communication due to different definitions of nutrient limitation. Considerable argument also occurs over the various methods and approaches used to estimate nutrient limitation.},
  author = {Howarth, RW W},
  doi = {10.1146/annurev.es.19.110188.000513},
  isbn = {9110188000},
  issn = {00664162},
  journal = {Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics},
  number = {1},
  pages = {89--110},
  publisher = {JSTOR},
  title = {{Nutrient limitation of net primary production in marine ecosystems}},
  url = {http://arjournals.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev.es.19.110188.000513},
  volume = {19},
  year = {1988}
}

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