Zooplankton and Micronekton Active Flux Across the Tropical and Subtropical Atlantic Ocean

Zooplankton and Micronekton Active Flux Across the Tropical and Subtropical Atlantic Ocean

Quantification of the actual amount of carbon export to the mesopelagic layer by both zooplankton and micronekton is at present a gap in the knowledge of the biological pump. These organisms perform diel vertical migrations exporting carbon through respiration, excretion, mortality, and egestion dur...

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Main Authors: Santiago Hernández-León, María Pilar Olivar, María Luz Fernández de Puelles, Antonio Bode, Arturo Castellón, Cristina López-Pérez, Víctor M. Tuset, José Ignacio González-Gordillo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
biological pump
passive flux
active flux
zooplankton
micronekton
Atlantic Ocean
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2019.00535/full

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