Since the development of methods to quantify transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) 1993,
it has been shown that these gel-particles are not only ubiquitous and abundant, but also …

Abstract Transparent Exopolymer Particles (TEP) have received considerable attention
since they were first described in the ocean more than 20 years ago. This is because of their …

Phaeocystis is a genus of marine phytoplankton with a world-wide distribution. It has a
polymorphic life cycle alternating free-living cells and colonies but develops massive blooms …

Our limited intuition of the small‐scale world of the plankton has biased the way we describe
and understand ocean ecology. Classical approaches consider fluxes of energy and matter …

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 …

Seasonal changes in the concentration of suspended transparent exopolymer particles
(TEP) and flux rates of TEP and other particles at 500m were measured at 2-week intervals …

Transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) exist abundantly in oceans and lakes and have
been found to play an important role in sedimentation and biochemical cycling of matter …

The role of export and retention food chains for pelagic-benthic coupling is considered by
evaluating different food chain scenarios and processes such as aggregation, grazing and …

Abstract The northern Barents Sea is a productive Arctic inflow shelf with a seasonal ice
cover and as such, a location with an efficient downward export of particulate organic matter …

The spatial and seasonal variations in the vertical flux of particulate biogenic matter were
investigated in the Barents Sea in winter and spring 1998 and summer 1999. Arrays of …