Which outcome results from increased vertical stratification within an ocean gyre?

💡 Explanation

When increased stratification occurs, nutrient transport from deeper waters diminishes because density differences hinder vertical mixing, reducing upwelling into the photic zone. Therefore reduced nutrient upwelling results, rather than increased blooms, sequestration, or current weakening, which depend on different mixing dynamics.

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