Calcite production by coccolithophores in the south east Pacific Ocean

BIOSOPE cruise covered an oceanographic transect through the centre of the South Pacific Gyre (SPG) from the Marquesas archipelago to the Peru-Chile upwelling (PCU). Water samples from 6 depths in the euphotic zone were collected at 20 stations. The concentrations of suspended calcite particles, coc...

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Main Authors: L. Beaufort, M. Couapel, N. Buchet, H. Claustre, C. Goyet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2008-08-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/5/1101/2008/bg-5-1101-2008.pdf