nitrogen_growth_limitation_of_diazotrophic_phytoplankton
type: Concept

Climate and Forecast Standard Names
type: ConceptScheme
has top concept: nitrogen_growth_limitation_of_diazotrophs

nitrogen_growth_limitation_of_diazotrophs
top concept of: Climate and Forecast Standard Names
type: Concept
note: deprecated
in scheme: Climate and Forecast Standard Names
is replaced by: nitrogen_growth_limitation_of_diazotrophic_phytoplankton
source: cf-standard-name-table.html
definition: In ocean modelling, diazotrophs are phytoplankton of the phylum cyanobacteria distinct from other phytoplankton groups in their ability to fix nitrogen gas in addition to nitrate and ammonium. Phytoplankton are algae that grow where there is sufficient light to support photosynthesis. "Nitrogen growth limitation" means the ratio of the growth rate of a species population in the environment (where there is a finite availability of nitrogen) to the theoretical growth rate if there were no such limit on nitrogen availability.
deprecated: true