This graph shows that nutrients increase in deeper waters. Currents around the seamount create upwellings that lift nutrients to the surface. Image courtesy of Davidson Seamount Exploration 2002, NOAA/OER.
This graph shows that nutrients increase in deeper waters. Currents around the seamount create upwellings that lift nutrients to the surface. Image courtesy of Davidson Seamount Exploration 2002, NOAA/OER.