Modelling carbon overconsumption and the formation of extracellular particulate organic carbon

During phytoplankton growth a fraction of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) assimilated by phytoplankton is exuded in the form of dissolved organic carbon (DOC), which can be transformed into extracellular particulate organic carbon (POC). A major fraction of extracellular POC is associated with carb...

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Main Authors: C. Völker, D. Wolf-Gladrow, S. Thoms, A. Engel, J. Schröter, M. Schartau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2007-07-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/4/433/2007/bg-4-433-2007.pdf