Is coccolithophore distribution in the Mediterranean Sea related to seawater carbonate chemistry?

The Mediterranean Sea is considered a "hot spot" for climate change, being characterized by oligotrophic to ultra-oligotrophic waters and rapidly increasing seasurface temperature and changing carbonate chemistry. Coccolithophores are considered a dominant phytoplankton group in these wate...

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Main Authors: A. Oviedo, P. Ziveri, M. Álvarez, T. Tanhua
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Ocean Science
Online Access:http://www.ocean-sci.net/11/13/2015/os-11-13-2015.pdf