Reconstruction of Nitrogen Fixation (IMAGE)

Princeton University

Reconstruction of Nitrogen Fixation

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The reconstructed history of North Atlantic nitrogen fixation (black) is partly driven by the cyclic wobble of the Earth's axis of rotation (orange) and its effect on equatorial Atlantic upwelling.

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Image courtesy of Daniel Sigman, Department of Geosciences

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