After the successful Coastal Zone Color Scanner (CZCS, 1978–1986) demonstration that
quantitative estimations of geophysical variables such as chlorophyll a and diffuse …

Taxonomically diverse marine, freshwater and terrestrial organisms have evolved the
capacity to synthesize, accumulate and metabolize a variety of UV-absorbing substances …

The surface water of the marine environment has traditionally been viewed as a nitrogen (N)
limited habitat, and this has guided the development of conceptual biogeochemical models …

A global marine ecosystem mixed-layer model is used to study iron cycling and nutrient-
limitation patterns in surface waters of the world ocean. The ecosystem model has a small …

This chapter discusses the process of nitrogen accretion in relation to geochemistry and the
soil‐plant environment. The nitrogen cycle in soil is an integral part of the overall cycle of …

Cyanobacteria of the genus Trichodesmium form extensive blooms that supply new N to
nutrient-poor marine ecosystems. Yet little is known about what eats Trichodesmium. In this …

The concept of phytoplankton functional types has emerged as a useful approach to
classifying phytoplankton and can be used to obtain a better understanding of ecological …

Chromophoric (or colored) dissolved organic matter (CDOM) has been identified as a major
determinant of the optical properties of oligotrophic oceans. The factors controlling …

Due to the low atmospheric input of phosphate into the open ocean, it is one of the key
nutrients that could ultimately control primary production and carbon export into the deep …

The seasonal cycle of physical, chemical, and biological properties of the surface ocean
mixed layer in the Australasian region (0 to 50° S, 90 to 180° E) were described on the basis …