Microbial growth was generally limited by C and N, except in soil with no added P when C and P were the main limiting nutrients.
Nitrogen is a primary limiting nutrient throughout terrestrial ecosystems of mid and high latitudes, and an important limiting nutrient for plant growth throughout subtropical and tropical ecosystems [6], where phosphorus is a co-limiting or limiting nutrient [7, 8].
Therefore, nitrogen becomes the primary limiting nutrient for plant growth [11], [20].
Nitrogen is a primary limiting nutrient throughout terrestrial ecosystems of mid and high latitudes, and an important limiting nutrient for plant growth throughout subtropical and tropical ecosystems [ 6], where phosphorus is a co-limiting or limiting nutrient [ 7, 8].
The uptake of amino acids has been previously described in Prochlorococcus [10] [13], [29], [39], providing initial evidence for mixotrophy in these cyanobacteria, but nitrogen and not carbon was considered to be the main interest of that uptake, since nitrogen is often a limiting nutrient in oligotrophic environments.
A multilevel-factorial design was used to determine the main effects and interactions of BMM nutrient groups during pH-controlled batch fermentations in order to find the limiting nutrient group for EPS production in a whey permeate medium supplemented with yeast extract.
"Silicate is a limiting nutrient for diatoms, a specific class of phytoplankton.
In some places, though, iron is the limiting nutrient.
Overall, Mn appeared as a limiting nutrient for coral photosynthesis and antioxidant capacity.
Within this context, silica can also be regarded as a limiting nutrient.
