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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2015-01-01
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Series: | Ocean Science |
Online Access: | http://www.ocean-sci.net/11/13/2015/os-11-13-2015.pdf |