Ballast minerals and the sinking carbon flux in the ocean: carbon-specific respiration rates and sinking velocity of marine snow aggregates
Recent observations have shown that fluxes of ballast minerals (calcium carbonate, opal, and lithogenic material) and organic carbon fluxes are closely correlated in the bathypelagic zones of the ocean. Hence it has been hypothesized that incorporation of biogenic minerals within marine aggregates c...
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| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2010-09-01
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| Series: | Biogeosciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/7/2613/2010/bg-7-2613-2010.pdf |