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Reconciliation of the carbon budget in the ocean’s twilight zone

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  • Sarah L. C. Giering

    (National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton, Waterfront Campus, European Way, Southampton SO14 3ZH, UK
    Ocean and Earth Sciences, University of Southampton, European Way, Southampton SO14 3ZH, UK
    Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Oceanlab, University of Aberdeen, Newburgh AB41 6AA, UK)

  • Richard Sanders

    (National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton, Waterfront Campus, European Way, Southampton SO14 3ZH, UK)

  • Richard S. Lampitt

    (National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton, Waterfront Campus, European Way, Southampton SO14 3ZH, UK)

  • Thomas R. Anderson

    (National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton, Waterfront Campus, European Way, Southampton SO14 3ZH, UK)

  • Christian Tamburini

    (Aix-Marseille Université, Université de Toulon, CNRS/INSU, IRD, MIO, UM 110, 13288 Marseille Cedex 09, France)

  • Mehdi Boutrif

    (Aix-Marseille Université, Université de Toulon, CNRS/INSU, IRD, MIO, UM 110, 13288 Marseille Cedex 09, France)

  • Mikhail V. Zubkov

    (National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton, Waterfront Campus, European Way, Southampton SO14 3ZH, UK)

  • Chris M. Marsay

    (Ocean and Earth Sciences, University of Southampton, European Way, Southampton SO14 3ZH, UK
    University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA)

  • Stephanie A. Henson

    (National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton, Waterfront Campus, European Way, Southampton SO14 3ZH, UK)

  • Kevin Saw

    (National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton, Waterfront Campus, European Way, Southampton SO14 3ZH, UK)

  • Kathryn Cook

    (Marine Laboratory, Marine Scotland Science, Scottish Government, PO Box 101, 375 Victoria Road, Aberdeen AB11 9DB, UK)

  • Daniel J. Mayor

    (Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Oceanlab, University of Aberdeen, Newburgh AB41 6AA, UK)

Abstract

The discrepancy between the components of the oceanic carbon budget — export of carbon from the surface and its conversion into carbon dioxide by water-column biota at depth — is reconciled using field data and a steady-state model which indicates that synergy between microbes and zooplankton is an important factor.

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  • Sarah L. C. Giering & Richard Sanders & Richard S. Lampitt & Thomas R. Anderson & Christian Tamburini & Mehdi Boutrif & Mikhail V. Zubkov & Chris M. Marsay & Stephanie A. Henson & Kevin Saw & Kathryn , 2014. "Reconciliation of the carbon budget in the ocean’s twilight zone," Nature, Nature, vol. 507(7493), pages 480-483, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:507:y:2014:i:7493:d:10.1038_nature13123
    DOI: 10.1038/nature13123
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