The influence of environmental variability on the biogeography of coccolithophores and diatoms in the Great Calcite Belt
The Great Calcite Belt (GCB) of the Southern Ocean is a region of elevated summertime upper ocean calcite concentration derived from coccolithophores, despite the region being known for its diatom predominance. The overlap of two major phytoplankton groups, coccolithophores and diatoms, in the dy...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2017-11-01
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Series: | Biogeosciences |
Online Access: | https://www.biogeosciences.net/14/4905/2017/bg-14-4905-2017.pdf |