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Aumento del siglo XXI en la deposición de nitrógeno antropogénico en un arrecife de coral remoto
Haojia Ren1, Yi-Chi Chen2, Xingchen T Wang3
1Department of Geosciences, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. abbyren@ntu.edu.tw.
Resumen
La contaminación por nitrógeno antropogénico está afectando a los arrecifes de coral remotos en el Pacífico occidental. Los isótopos de nitrógeno de coral revelan que esta contaminación comenzó a afectar al atolón de Dongsha justo antes del año 2000 EC.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Química marina
- Geoquímica de los isótopos
- Ecología de los arrecifes de coral
Sus antecedentes:
- Aumento de las entradas de nitrógeno asociadas a la contaminación en el Océano Pacífico occidental.
- Impacto potencial de la deposición de nitrógeno atmosférico en los ecosistemas marinos remotos.
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