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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Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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2011
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.9476 |