Which outcome commonly occurs with prolonged weakening of upwelling currents?

💡 Explanation

Weakened upwelling reduces nutrient transport from the ocean floor; nutrient limitation then causes decreased phytoplankton growth via resource depletion, because this limits primary productivity. Therefore the productivity decreases, rather than a thermocline change or deep water formation, which relate to different density-driven mechanisms.

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