Marine sediments can switch from being a net sink to a net source of nitrogen. Mesocosm and core incubation experiments, together with a historic data set of mean annual chlorophyll production, suggest that a climate-induced decrease in primary production has led to a decrease in organic matter deposition to the benthos and the observed reversal of the net sediment nitrogen flux.
- R. W. Fulweiler
- S. W. Nixon
- S. L. Granger
