Calcification and latitudinal distribution of extant coccolithophores across the Drake Passage during late austral summer 2016

<p>Coccolithophores are globally distributed microscopic marine algae that exert a major influence on the global carbon cycle through calcification and primary productivity. There is recent interest in coccolithophore polar communities; however field observations regarding their biogeographic...

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Main Authors: M. Saavedra-Pellitero, K.-H. Baumann, M. Á. Fuertes, H. Schulz, Y. Marcon, N. M. Vollmar, J.-A. Flores, F. Lamy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2019-09-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:https://www.biogeosciences.net/16/3679/2019/bg-16-3679-2019.pdf