Not all calcite ballast is created equal: differing effects of foraminiferan and coccolith calcite on the formation and sinking of aggregates
Correlation between particulate organic carbon (POC) and calcium carbonate sinking through the deep ocean has led to the idea that ballast provided by calcium carbonate is important for the export of POC from the surface ocean. While this idea is certainly to some extent true, it is worth considerin...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Biogeosciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/11/135/2014/bg-11-135-2014.pdf |