The open ocean carbonate pump represents the production and downward flux of
particulate inorganic carbon (PIC) in the form of calcium carbonate synthesized by calcifying …

Coccolithophores are one of the main groups of marine phytoplankton playing key roles in
the marine eco-system as primary producers and in marine biogeochemistry. These …

Phytoplankton biovolume can be measured or calculated through the calculation of similar
geometric models. A set of geometric models is suggested for calculating cell biovolume and …

Ocean acidification in response to rising atmospheric CO2 partial pressures is widely
expected to reduce calcification by marine organisms. From the mid-Mesozoic …

Marine phytoplankton play important roles in the global ecosystem, with a limited number of
cosmopolitan keystone species driving their biomass. Recent studies have revealed that …

We describe a two‐band algorithm for the remote quantification of the ocean's suspended
calcium carbonate (also known as particulate inorganic carbon (PIC)), based on normalized …

Coccoliths are calcitic particles produced inside the cells of unicellular marine algae known
as coccolithophores. They are abundant components of sea-floor carbonates, and the …

Marine algae are instrumental in carbon cycling and atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2)
regulation. One group, coccolithophores, uses carbon to photosynthesize and to calcify …

Greenhouse episodes during the Valanginian and Aptian correlate with major perturbations
in the C cycle and in marine ecosystems, carbonate crises, and widespread deposition of …

There exists a great need to better understand the controls on organic carbon sequestration
to the deep sea, by virtue of its role in modulating atmospheric CO2 concentrations. Recent …