Global marine plankton functional type biomass distributions: coccolithophores
Coccolithophores are calcifying marine phytoplankton of the class Prymnesiophyceae. They are considered to play an import role in the global carbon cycle through the production and export of organic carbon and calcite. We have compiled observations of global coccolithophore abundance from several ex...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2013-07-01
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| Series: | Earth System Science Data |
| Online Access: | http://www.earth-syst-sci-data.net/5/259/2013/essd-5-259-2013.pdf |