Phytoplankton as Key Mediators of the Biological Carbon Pump: Their Responses to a Changing Climate
The world’s oceans are a major sink for atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). The biological carbon pump plays a vital role in the net transfer of CO2 from the atmosphere to the oceans and then to the sediments, subsequently maintaining atmospheric CO2 at significantly lower levels than would be the cas...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-03-01
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| Series: | Sustainability |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/3/869 |