Global marine plankton functional type biomass distributions: <i>Phaeocystis</i> spp.

The planktonic haptophyte <i>Phaeocystis</i> has been suggested to play a fundamental role in the global biogeochemical cycling of carbon and sulphur, but little is known about its global biomass distribution. We have collected global microscopy data of the genus <i>Phaeocystis<...

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Main Authors: C. Widdicombe, J. Stefels, M. A. Van Leeuwe, D. Karentz, J. Gibson, M. Estrada, E. Breton, V. Schoemann, J. Peloquin, C. O'Brien, M. Vogt, L. Peperzak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-09-01
Series:Earth System Science Data
Online Access:http://www.earth-syst-sci-data.net/4/107/2012/essd-4-107-2012.pdf