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why the effects of global change may be different in terrestrial systems and in the
oceans. On land, nutrient transport is internalized and under control of the vascular
plants, whereas in the oceans it depends on the auxiliary energy. Consequently,
ocean fronts seem to be ideal sites for early monitoring and assessment of global
change effects.
Acknowledgments We are grateful to Mike Sinclair and Don Olson whose criticism and useful
comments on an earlier draft have considerably improved this manuscript. We are grateful also
to Mara Braverman for the artwork. This research was supported by grants from UNMdP EXA
555/12, and PIP 112-201101-00892 to E.M.A.; and from the Inter-American Institute for Global
Change Research (IAI) grants CRN2076 and CRN 3070 sponsored by the US National Science
Foundation Grant GEO-0452325 and GEO-1128040. This is INIDEP Contribution no. 1895.
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why the effects of global change may be different in terrestrial systems and in the
oceans. On land, nutrient transport is internalized and under control of the vascular
plants, whereas in the oceans it depends on the auxiliary energy. Consequently,
ocean fronts seem to be ideal sites for early monitoring and assessment of global
change effects.
Acknowledgments We are grateful to Mike Sinclair and Don Olson whose criticism and useful
comments on an earlier draft have considerably improved this manuscript. We are grateful also
to Mara Braverman for the artwork. This research was supported by grants from UNMdP EXA
555/12, and PIP 112-201101-00892 to E.M.A.; and from the Inter-American Institute for Global
Change Research (IAI) grants CRN2076 and CRN 3070 sponsored by the US National Science
Foundation Grant GEO-0452325 and GEO-1128040. This is INIDEP Contribution no. 1895.
7.3 Mechanical Energy for Biological Production