Nutrient levels in Guinea current large marine ecosystem (GC-LME) waters

Spatio-temporal assessment of the impacts of the trends in physical and biogeochemical parameters on the primary production of the Gulf of Guinea

“…Though the trend of silicate is an order of magnitude higher than that of NO 3 , the spatio-temporal analyses for both parameters show very similar patterns. The values reported for all the nutrients considered in this study are similar to the findings of Nubi et al [ 61 ] that reported higher concentration of silicates than phosphate and nitrate in the coastal water of the GoG. The reduction of NO 3 found in this study is a cause for concern owing to the fact that primary production in the coastal waters of the GoG is limited by availability of NO 3 [ 62 ].…”