Major role of microbes in carbon fluxes during Austral winter in the Southern Drake Passage.

Carbon cycling in Southern Ocean is a major issue in climate change, hence the need to understand the role of biota in the regulation of carbon fixation and cycling. Southern Ocean is a heterogeneous system, characterized by a strong seasonality, due to long dark winter. Yet, currently little is kno...

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Main Authors: Maura Manganelli, Francesca Malfatti, Ty J Samo, B Greg Mitchell, Haili Wang, Farooq Azam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-09-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2736376?pdf=render