The debate centers on how nitrogen — one of the most important food sources for ocean life and a controller of atmospheric carbon dioxide — becomes converted to a form that can exit the ocean and return to the atmosphere where it is reused in the global nitrogen cycle. (sciencedaily.com)
Scientists propose a list of planetary boundaries for human impacts ranging from biodiversity loss to the global nitrogen cycle (scientificamerican.com)
To make a real difference, he adds, «governments should join forces to better manage the global nitrogen cycle.» (scientificamerican.com)