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Articles | Volume 22, issue 20
Articles | Volume 22, issue 20
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-5943-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-5943-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 22, issue 20
Research article
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23 Oct 2025
Research article |  | 23 Oct 2025

Nitrogen dynamics and nitrate stable isotopes indicate nitrogen loss in the Bay of Bengal

Gesa Schulz, Kirstin Dähnke, Tina Sanders, Jan Penopp, Hermann W. Bange, Rena Czeschel, and Birgit Gaye

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Oxygen-minimum zones (OMZs) are low-oxygen ocean areas that deplete nitrogen, a key marine nutrient. Understanding nitrogen cycling in OMZs is crucial for the global nitrogen cycle. This study examined nitrogen cycling in the OMZ of the Bay of Bengal and the East Equatorial Indian Ocean, revealing limited mixing between both regions. Surface phytoplankton consumes nitrate, while deeper nitrification recycles nitrogen. In the BoB’s OMZ (100–300 m), nitrogen loss likely occurs via anammox.
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