Microbial Respiration, the Engine of Ocean Deoxygenation
Microbial plankton respiration is the key determinant in the balance between the storage of organic carbon in the oceans or its conversion to carbon dioxide with accompanying consumption of dissolved oxygen. Over the past 50 years, dissolved oxygen concentrations have decreased in many parts of the...
| Published in: | Frontiers in Marine Science |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2019-01-01
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2018.00533/full |