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Phytoplankton size impact on export flux in the global ocean
Description: Efficiency of the biological pump of carbon to the deep ocean depends largely on biologically mediated export of carbon from the surface ocean and its remineralization with depth. Global satellite studies have primarily focused on chlorophyll concentration and net primary production (NPP) to understand the role of phytoplankton in these processes. Recent satellite retrievals of phytoplankton composition now allow for the size of phytoplankton cells to be considered. Here scientists improve understanding of phytoplankton size structure impacts on particle export, remineralization, and transfer. [Source: Global Biogeochemical Cycles]
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2015GB005355
Availability: Summary
Source: Global Biogeochemical Cycles
Publish Date: 10/1/2016
Reading Level: Expert
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