Nutrients are water soluble and they are easy to drained away, so they are no longer available in plants.Many ecosystems limits the growth of many producers nitrogen as the most common limiting nutrient. (trust me this isn't copied)
So what it will be is.
In many ecosystems a shortage of water limits the growth of many producers.
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