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ArticleNature communications2025

Nitrogen and phosphorus differentially control marine biomass production and stoichiometry.

Emily A Seelen, Samantha J Gleich, William Kumler, Hanna S Anderson, Xiaopeng Bian, Karin M Björkman, David A Caron, Sonya T Dyhrman, Sara Ferrón, Zoe V Finkel and 13 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

23 authors.

Emily A SeelenUniversity of Southern California, Department of Earth Science, Los Angeles, CA, USA. eseelen@alaska.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3782-9341
Samantha J GleichUniversity of Southern California, Department of Biological Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
William KumlerUniversity of Washington, School of Oceanography, Seattle, WA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5022-8009
Hanna S AndersonLamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Department of Biology and Paleo Environment, Columbia University, Palisades, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1497-3650
Xiaopeng BianUniversity of Southern California, Department of Earth Science, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6098-7324
Karin M BjörkmanUniversity of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Department of Oceanography, Honolulu, HI, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2379-394X
David A CaronUniversity of Southern California, Department of Biological Sciences, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2164-3606
Sonya T DyhrmanLamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Department of Biology and Paleo Environment, Columbia University, Palisades, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2901-699X
Sara FerrónUniversity of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Department of Oceanography, Honolulu, HI, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1573-3077
Zoe V FinkelDalhousie University, Department of Oceanography, Halifax, NS, Canada.
Sheean T HaleyLamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Department of Biology and Paleo Environment, Columbia University, Palisades, NY, USA.
Ying-Yu HuDalhousie University, Department of Oceanography, Halifax, NS, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7500-7237
Anitra E IngallsUniversity of Washington, School of Oceanography, Seattle, WA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1953-7329
Andrew J IrwinDalhousie University, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Halifax, NS, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7784-2319
David M KarlUniversity of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Department of Oceanography, Honolulu, HI, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6660-6721
Kyeong Pil KongUniversity of Southern California, Department of Earth Science, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8914-3611
Daniel P LowensteinWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, Woods Hole, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6107-552X
Andrés E Salazar EstradaUniversity of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Department of Oceanography, Honolulu, HI, USA.
Emily TownsendUniversity of Southern California, Department of Earth Science, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
John C TraceyLamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Department of Biology and Paleo Environment, Columbia University, Palisades, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4307-3627
Kendra Turk-KuboUniversity of California Santa Cruz, Ocean Sciences Department, Santa Cruz, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9847-7514
Benjamin A S Van MooyWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, Woods Hole, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2804-6508
Seth G JohnUniversity of Southern California, Department of Earth Science, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8257-626X

Funding

Simons Foundation 329108 to AEISimons Foundation 385428 to AEISimons Foundation 721225 to STDSimons Foundation 721235 to AJISimons Foundation 721252 to DMKSimons Foundation 721264 to DMKSimons Foundation 723789 to ZVFSimons Foundation P49802 to DAC
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Globally averaged, surface particulate nitrogen and phosphorus approximate the 16:1, N:P "Redfield ratio." In observations, N:P ratios vary latitudinally at ranges attributable to both phytoplankton community composition and physiological acclimation, but their relative contributions to the N:P ratio remain unclear. Here, results from a 29-day mesocosm experiment highlight how inorganic nitrogen and/or phosphorus nutrient supply can affect the bulk particle stoichiometry of a North Pacific Subtropical Gyre plankton community. Nitrogen additions, with and without phosphorus, increase total productivity and diatom abundance, whereas treatments with just phosphorus additions remain similar to the no-nutrient addition control. Continual nitrogen supply without phosphorus results in higher particulate N:P ratios than expected based on the phytoplankton community present. Several P-stress markers identified in those treatments highlight the importance of acclimation in extending particulate N:P ratios beyond the Redfield ratio. Phytoplankton's ability to maintain growth under P-stress conditions has implications for global carbon cycling.

Indexed as

BiomassNitrogenPhosphorusPhytoplanktonDiatomsEcosystemSeawaterNitrogenPhosphorus

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PMID40595531
PMCPMC12219287

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