nutricline means A zone within which nutrient levels decline rapidly with depth of water. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 92 out of 100.
Etymology
From nutrient and cline.
noun
- A zone within which nutrient levels decline rapidly with depth of water“We suggest that during the onset of the YD and at least until 12.6 ka BP, the MMF experienced lateral advection of nutrient and oxygen rich LIW that was accompanied by a shoaling of the nutricline.”