Relating coccolithophore calcification rates to phytoplankton community dynamics: Regional differences and implications for carbon export

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 54, Issue 5-7, 2007, Pages 538-557

  Poulton, Alex J ^a   Adey, Tim R ^a   Balch, William M ^b   Holligan, Patrick M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b BIGELOW LABORATORY FOR OCEAN SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantic Meridional Transect; Ballast; Calcification; Calcite; Coccolithophores; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CALCIFICATION (BIOCHEMISTRY); ECOLOGY; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SURFACE MEASUREMENT;

ATLANTIC MERIDIONAL TRANSECT; CALCITES; COCCOLITHOPHORES; SURFACE CALCIFICATION;

PHYTOPLANKTON;

ABNORMALITY; CALCIFICATION; CALCITE; CARBON FIXATION; CHLOROPHYLL; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DATA SET; FOOD WEB; INORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOPLANKTON; SPECIES DIVERSITY; UPPER OCEAN;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

HAPTOPHYCEAE;

EID: 34249023349     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2006.12.003     Document Type: Article

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