Pacific carbon cycling constrained by organic matter size, age and composition relationships
Walker, B.D.; Beaupré, S.R.; Guilderson, T.P.; McCarthy, M.D.; Druffel, R.M. (2016). Pacific carbon cycling constrained by organic matter size, age and composition relationships. Nature Geoscience 9(12): 888-891. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2830
In: Nature Geoscience. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 1752-0894; e-ISSN 1752-0908, more
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| Authors | | Top |
- Walker, B.D.
- Beaupré, S.R.
- Guilderson, T.P.
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- McCarthy, M.D.
- Druffel, R.M.
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| Abstract |
Organic matter represents a large pool of carbon in the ocean. Radiocarbon and chemical analyses suggest that larger particles are preferentially remineralized in the Pacific Ocean, with smaller particles and molecules persisting longer. |
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