Too much of a good thing? It is possible.

This article outlines and discusses the varied effects of anthropogenically sourced nutrient loading to coastal environments. From farming to fertilising the lawn, these power packed essentials that promise to raise vibrant life can have unintended consequences to ecosystems near and far. What nourishes photosynthetic terrestrial organisms nourishes the marine equivalent. Many nutrients needed for photosynthetic life occur in lesser concentrations in oceanic ecosystems. Nutrient runoff from land is a vital contribution to coastal productivity, but as the title implies, how much runoff is too much?