Copepod faecal pellet transfer through the meso- and bathypelagic layers in the Southern Ocean in spring

The faecal pellets (FPs) of zooplankton can be important vehicles for the transfer of particulate organic carbon (POC) to the deep ocean, often making large contributions to carbon sequestration. However, the routes by which these FPs reach the deep ocean have yet to be fully resolved. We address th...

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Main Authors: A. Belcher, C. Manno, P. Ward, S. A. Henson, R. Sanders, G. A. Tarling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2017-03-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/14/1511/2017/bg-14-1511-2017.pdf