Reconciliation of the carbon budget in the ocean's twilight zone
Photosynthesis in the surface ocean produces approximately 100 gigatonnes of organic carbon per year, of which 5 to 15 per cent is exported to the deep ocean1, 2. The rate at which the sinking carbon is converted into carbon dioxide by heterotrophic organisms at depth is important in controlling oce...
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| Language: | English |
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2014-03-27.
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