Protist and Cyanobacterial Contributions to Particle Flux in Oligotrophic Ocean Regions

abstract: The oceans play an essential role in global biogeochemical cycles and in regulating climate. The biological carbon pump, the photosynthetic fixation of carbon dioxide by phytoplankton and subsequent sequestration of organic carbon into deep water, combined with the physical carbon pump, ma...

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Other Authors: Amacher, Jessica Anne (Author)
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.9476