A bio-optical approach to phytoplankton community sturcture, physiology and primary production on the Weddell Gyre

Includes bibliographical references. === The Southern Ocean is an important “sink” for anthropogenic CO2, but it requires a detailed understanding of the sensitivity of the biological carbon pump to variability in physical forcing mechanisms in order to predict its continuing role. However, due to t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Ceinwen
Other Authors: Waldron, Howard
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13365