Abstract
Van Meter et al. (Reports, 27 April 2018, p. 427) warn that achieving nitrogen reduction goals in the Gulf of Mexico will take decades as a result of legacy nitrogen effects. We discuss limitations of the modeling approach and demonstrate that legacy effects ranging from a few years to decades are equally consistent with observations. The presented time scales for system recovery are therefore highly uncertain.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | eaau8401 |
Journal | Science |
Volume | 365 |
Issue number | 6455 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 23 2019 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General