Montagna, PaoloMcCulloch, MalcolmTaviani, MarcoMazzoli, CVendrell, B2015-12-070036-8075http://hdl.handle.net/1885/28107Phosphorus is a key macronutrient being strongly enriched in the deep ocean as a result of continuous export and remineralization of biomass from primary production. We show that phosphorus incorporated within the skeletons of the cosmopolitan cold-waterKeywords: Biomass; Fisheries; Fossil fuel deposits; Marine applications; Nutrition; Seawater; Cold water corals; Deep ocean; Desmophyllum dianthus; Macronutrients; Phosphorus; phosphorus; sea water; biomass; coral; nutrient cycling; phosphorus; primary production;Phosphorus in cold-water corals as a proxy for seawater nutrient chemistry200610.1126/science.11257812015-12-07