Which environmental outcome occurs when persistent offshore winds weaken?

💡 Explanation

Weakened offshore winds reduce Ekman transport influencing upwelling, because, with less upwelling, fewer nutrients reach surface waters; therefore, surface productivity decreases, rather than increased benthic deposition or altered gas release. The mechanism at play is nutrient upwelling.

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