role of nutricline depth in regulating the ocean carbon cycle

Carbon uptake by marine phytoplankton, and its export as organic matter to the ocean interior (i.e., the "biological pump"), lowers the partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO₂) in the upper ocean and facilitates the diffusive drawdown of atmospheric CO₂. Conversely, precipitation of calci...

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Published in:	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 105; no. 51; pp. 20344 - 20349
Main Authors:	Cermeño, Pedro, Dutkiewicz, Stephanie, Harris, Roger P, Follows, Mick, Schofield, Oscar, Falkowski, Paul G
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States National Academy of Sciences 23-12-2008 National Acad Sciences
Subjects:	Algae Atmosphere - chemistry Atmospherics Bacillariophyceae Biological Sciences Carbon - chemistry Carbon - metabolism Carbon dioxide Carbon Dioxide - chemistry Carbon Dioxide - metabolism Carbon sequestration Climate change Climate models Diatoms Ecosystem Ecosystem models Food Forecasting Greenhouse Effect Marine Marine Biology Marine ecosystems Nutrients Oceans Oceans and Seas Partial Pressure Phytoplankton Plankton Seasons Taxonomy Atlantic Ocean
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