nutrients

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Salinity plays a major role in how nutrients and carbon move through the ocean, meaning these changes could affect the productivity and chemistry of the Southern Ocean, one of Earth's most important carbon sinks.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

They are vital biodiversity hotspots and provide important services such as supporting tourism and helping cycle nutrients in ocean ecosystems.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2026

Certain nutrients and so-called superfoods were never meant to be heavily prioritized at the expense of other beneficial ingredients.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

The researchers examined 16 different sites along the British coast which were affected to varying degrees by eutrophication - the enrichment of water by nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

“The ants were adding nutrients to the mud and hastening the reestablishment of less ad hoc food chains,” he wrote.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone