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Fossil plankton shells reveal reduced nitrogen fixation in warmer oceans 3 million years ago

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Fossil plankton shells reveal reduced nitrogen fixation in warmer oceans 3 million years ago
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Nitrogen is a key nutrient because it fuels the growth of plankton, which forms the basis of the marine food web. Two opposing processes determine the global nitrogen cycle: nitrogen fixation and denitrification.

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