Does iron limit primary production in some parts of the oceans?

Q: Why are oceans least productive?

A: Production is the primary function of the ecosystem. An ecosystem maintains its component, biotic,…

Q: What % of CO2 is absorbed by the oceans from burning fossil fuels?

A: Carbon dioxide is chemical compound which comprises of one carbon and two oxygen atoms.It has the…

Q: What significant role does the water cycle contribute in an aquatic environment?

A: The word biogeochemical includes three different terms, ‘bio’ refer to biotic component, ‘geo’…

Q: How do the biophysical interactions in a catchment when impacted by humans produce Salvinia and…

A: The unwanted vegetation in the water bodies is termed aquatic weeds. The aquatic weeds have a…

Q: What human activities have affected the phosphorus cycle and led to eutrophication of the waterways?

A: phosphorous cycle The phosphorus cycle is the biogeochemical cycle that portrays the development of…

Q: How is the phosphorous cycle different from the water, carbon and nitrogen cycles?.

A: Phosphorus is a vital element in plants, microorganisms, and animals. It acts as a limiting nutrient…

Q: What makes oceans the least productive?

A: Oceans are the least productive among all the ecosystems because: There is insufficient radiation…

Q: Which metabolic process causes a reduction in the Gross Primary Productivity?

A: Gross primary productivity is the overall rate of energy capture.  A large part of the harnessed…

Q: What are the roles of precipitation, condensation, respiration, transpiration,surface water, and…

A: The water cycle is also known as the hydrologic cycle or hydrological cycle. It describes the…

Q: Indicate the main components of the sulfur and phosphorus cycles.

A: Biogeochemical cycles are defined as the process in which nutrients are recycled through various…

Q: Why does primary productivity vary in different ecosystems?

A: The productivity in ecology is refers to the rate of generation of biomass in an ecosystem. It is…

Q: Why are the OMZs expanding and what are the likely impactson nutrient cycles?

A: Nutrient cycles are the cycles which involves the circulation of organic and inorganic matter within…

Q: How much carbon is stored in each of Earth’s major reservoirs?

A: The biogeochemical cycle that leads to the interconversion of environmental carbon in different…

Q: Suppose that the net secondary production in a community is 520 kilograms. The respiration of…

A: Plants are called autotrophs as they make their own food from the inorganic carbon source The plant…

Q: How are short food chains more efficient in the use of solar energy than long ones?

A: Food Chain : A series of organisms in which each creature eats the one below it in the series and…

Q: What is the availability of wind and solar in Oregon?

A: Wind energy is caught at the time of blowing wind moves turbine cutting edges around a rotor, which…

Q: What are the main environmental problems associated with fossil fuel use?

A: Fossil fuels are very limited  and it takes millions of years to form. Also fossil fuels leads to…

Q: How efficient is energy transfer between trophic levels in foodwebs?

A: The efficient energy transfer between trophic levels in food webs follows certain rules. Here we…

Q: what is the reason behind flow of energy in an ecosystem?

A: The interaction of living things with their abiotic surroundings in a community is called as an…

Q: Why is solar energy such an important factor for most ecosystems?

A: Solar energy refers to capturing and converting energy from the sunlight into various other forms…

Q: Which ecosystem has the maximum biomass?

A: The total amount of weight of organisms present in a particular area is called biomass.    The plant…

Q: What is the reason for highest biomass in aquatic ecosystem?

A: The ecosystem present in a water body is known as aquatic ecosystem. It is of two types, namely…

Q: Why is only a small portion of the solar energythat strikes Earth’s atmosphere stored by…

A: Primary producers refer to the organisms that can convert light energy of the sun into chemical…

Q: Why is release of sulfide from oxygen minimumzones infrequent, occurring at times of…

A: Oxygen minimum zones (OMZs) are the regions where the oxygen level is depleted at intermediate…

Q: What is the importance of decomposition to nutrient cycling?

A: A nutrient cycle is a recurring pattern of a substance or substance that leaves a living organism…

Q: Where in the energy and trophic schemes do decomposers enter?

A: Food chain is considered as straight single pathway by  which food energy travels in an ecosystem.

Q: Which organisms are the chief produces in oceans?

A: Ecosystem is a community or group of living organisms that live in and interacts with each other in…

Q: Between hydroelectric, hydrokinetic, and wind energies, which would be more accessible to the…

A: -> Hydroelectric energy is generated by turbines arranged to dams.When water flows over…

Q: Our review of biogeochemical cycles underscores the importance of primaryproduction to ecosystems…

A: Primary production is the amount of carbon fixed by photosynthesis.

Q: Why is transpiration important to the water cycle?

A: A cyclic pathway through which chemical substances moves through the abiotic and biotic components…

Q: Which nutrient limits phytoplanktonproduction along the coast of Long Island?

A: Nutrition is study of nutrients in the food, their process, and relationship of health and disease.…

Q: What would happen to an ecosystem if all its decomposers and detritus feeders were eliminated or all…

A: In the ecosystem producers are the most important component. They are responsible for producing…

Q: What can you do to maintain the balance of the different biogeochemical cycles

A: Biogeochemical cycles- biogeochemical are the cycling of chemical elements between living and…

Q: What are two major actively used natural pools in the global Nitrogen cycle?

A: INTRODUCTION Nitrogen cycle- The nitrogen cycle is a biogeochemical cycle, where atmospheric…

Q: Which ecosystem has the highest gross primary productivity?

A: Gross primary productivity (GPP) is the rate at which energy is converted into organic matter. This…

Q: Why would nitrogen in the runoff increase so drastically with deforestation?

A: Introduction: Deforestation is the process by which humans remove trees and other vegetation from an…

Q: How has nitrogen availability influenced agricultural productivity?

A: Macro elements are the elements that are required in large amounts by an organism for its growth.…

Q: How is fixed nitrogen recycled in the biosphere?

A: Approximately 78% of the earth's atmosphere is nitrogen. The atmospheric nitrogen is in gaseous form…

Q: What percentage of the solar energy that reaches the marsh is incorporated into gross primary…

A: the amount of energy that is passed from one trophic level to the next is called the ecological…

Q: What is the original source of almost all the energy in most ecosystems?

A: Ecosystem is the interaction between the abiotic and biotic factors of a surrounding.

Q: Would hydroponics be good in solving urbanization issues?

A: Hydroponics is the art of gardening without soil. In the absence of soil, water goes to work…

Q: What is the formula for net primary production (NPP)? How does NPP relate to energy pyramids?

A: Introduction :- The difference between the energy fixed by autotrophs and their respiration is…

Q: Why has CO2 input into the atmosphere outstripped removal for the past half century?

A: CO2 is the greenhouse gas present in the atmosphere.

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