authority: geo-bon
slug: nutrient-retention
name: Nutrient retention
domain: biodiversity
subdomain: ecosystem-function
authority_id: geo-bon:nutrient-retention
external_ids:
  nvs_uri: null
  cf_standard_name: null
  iadopt_concepts:
    property: null
    entity: null
  dwc_terms: []
canonical_units: kg ha^-1 year^-1
description: |
  Capacity of an ecosystem to retain and cycle nutrients (primarily N and P)
  rather than lose them to surface or groundwater. Tracked through paired
  input/output budgets at Critical Zone Observatories, ILTER long-term plots,
  USGS NWIS gauging, and GEMS-Water. Underpins EU Water Framework Directive
  and CSRD E2 disclosures.
theme: biodiversity
demos: []
status: stub
sources:
  - https://geobon.org/ebvs/what-are-ebvs/
  - https://geobon.org/ebvs/ecosystem-function/
  - Pereira et al. 2013, Science 339, 277-278 (doi:10.1126/science.1229931)