Mechanisms of microbial carbon sequestration in the ocean – future research directions

This paper reviews progress on understanding biological carbon sequestration in the ocean with special reference to the microbial formation and transformation of recalcitrant dissolved organic carbon (RDOC), the microbial carbon pump (MCP). We propose that RDOC is a concept with a wide continuum of...

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Main Authors: N. Jiao, C. Robinson, F. Azam, H. Thomas, F. Baltar, H. Dang, N. J. Hardman-Mountford, M. Johnson, D. L. Kirchman, B. P. Koch, L. Legendre, C. Li, J. Liu, T. Luo, Y.-W. Luo, A. Mitra, A. Romanou, K. Tang, X. Wang, C. Zhang, R. Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-10-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/11/5285/2014/bg-11-5285-2014.pdf