What Is Refractory Organic Matter in the Ocean?

What Is Refractory Organic Matter in the Ocean?

About 20% of the organic carbon produced in the sunlit surface ocean is transported into the ocean’s interior as dissolved, suspended and sinking particles to be mineralized and sequestered as dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), sedimentary particulate organic carbon (POC) or “refractory” dissolved or...

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Main Authors: Federico Baltar, Xosé A. Alvarez-Salgado, Javier Arístegui, Ronald Benner, Dennis A. Hansell, Gerhard J. Herndl, Christian Lønborg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
dissolved organic matter
dissolved organic carbon
refractory DOC
carbon cycle
climate change
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.642637/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.642637/full

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