Zooplankton fecal pellets, marine snow, phytodetritus and the ocean's biological pump
JT Turner - Progress in Oceanography, 2015 - Elsevier
The “biological pump” is the process by which photosynthetically-produced organic matter in
the ocean descends from the surface layer to depth by a combination of sinking particles …
the ocean descends from the surface layer to depth by a combination of sinking particles …
Particle aggregation
AB Burd, GA Jackson - Annual review of marine science, 2009 - annualreviews.org
A basic problem in marine biogeochemistry is understanding material and elemental
distributions and fluxes in the oceans, and a key part of this problem is understanding the …
distributions and fluxes in the oceans, and a key part of this problem is understanding the …
Global niche of marine anaerobic metabolisms expanded by particle microenvironments
In ocean waters, anaerobic microbial respiration should be confined to the anoxic waters
found in coastal regions and tropical oxygen minimum zones, where it is energetically …
found in coastal regions and tropical oxygen minimum zones, where it is energetically …
Interactions between microplastics and phytoplankton aggregates: impact on their respective fates
M Long, B Moriceau, M Gallinari, C Lambert, A Huvet… - Marine Chemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
Plastic debris are resistant to degradation, and therefore tend to accumulate in marine
environment. Nevertheless recent estimations of plastic concentrations at the surface of the …
environment. Nevertheless recent estimations of plastic concentrations at the surface of the …
Factors influencing the sinking of POC and the efficiency of the biological carbon pump
L Christina, U Passow - Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in …, 2007 - Elsevier
By altering the number, size, and density of particles in the ocean, the activities of different
phytoplankton, zooplankton, and microbial species control the formation, degradation …
phytoplankton, zooplankton, and microbial species control the formation, degradation …
Mechanisms and rates of bacterial colonization of sinking aggregates
Quantifying the rate at which bacteria colonize aggregates is a key to understanding
microbial turnover of aggregates. We used encounter models based on random walk and …
microbial turnover of aggregates. We used encounter models based on random walk and …
Ballast, sinking velocity, and apparent diffusivity within marine snow and zooplankton fecal pellets: Implications for substrate turnover by attached bacteria
We analyzed size‐specific dry mass, sinking velocity, and apparent diffusivity in field‐
sampled marine snow, laboratory‐made aggregates formed by diatoms or …
sampled marine snow, laboratory‐made aggregates formed by diatoms or …
Small sinking particles control anammox rates in the Peruvian oxygen minimum zone
Anaerobic oxidation of ammonium (anammox) in oxygen minimum zones (OMZs) is a major
pathway of oceanic nitrogen loss. Ammonium released from sinking particles has been …
pathway of oceanic nitrogen loss. Ammonium released from sinking particles has been …
High resolution profiles of vertical particulate organic matter export off Cape Blanc, Mauritania: Degradation processes and ballasting effects
Vertical carbon fluxes between the surface and 2500m depth were estimated from in situ
profiles of particle size distributions and abundances me/asured off Cape Blanc (Mauritania) …
profiles of particle size distributions and abundances me/asured off Cape Blanc (Mauritania) …
The ballasting effect of Saharan dust deposition on aggregate dynamics and carbon export: Aggregation, settling, and scavenging potential of marine snow
H Van der Jagt, C Friese, JBW Stuut… - Limnology and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Lithogenic material such as Saharan dust can be incorporated into organic aggregates and
act as ballast, potentially enhancing the marine carbon export via increased sinking …
act as ballast, potentially enhancing the marine carbon export via increased sinking …