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Nathansohn's theory

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Nathansohn's theory [′nā·thən·sənz ‚thē·ə·rē]
(oceanography)
The theory that nutrient salts in the lighted surface layers of the ocean are consumed by plants, accumulate in the deep ocean through sinking of dead plant and animal bodies, and eventually return to the euphotic layer through diffusion and vertical circulation of the water.


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