Quantifying the ocean's biological pump and its carbon cycle impacts on global scales
The biological pump transports organic matter, created by phytoplankton productivity in the
well-lit surface ocean, to the ocean's dark interior, where it is consumed by animals and …
well-lit surface ocean, to the ocean's dark interior, where it is consumed by animals and …
Toward a better understanding of fish‐based contribution to ocean carbon flux
Fishes are the dominant vertebrates in the ocean, yet we know little of their contribution to
carbon export flux at regional to global scales. We synthesize the existing information on fish …
carbon export flux at regional to global scales. We synthesize the existing information on fish …
Seamounts generate efficient active transport loops to nourish the twilight ecosystem
Seamounts are ecological oases nurturing abundant fisheries resources and epibenthic
megafauna in the vast oligotrophic ocean. Despite their significance, the formation …
megafauna in the vast oligotrophic ocean. Despite their significance, the formation …
Large deep-sea zooplankton biomass mirrors primary production in the global ocean
S Hernández-León, R Koppelmann… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The biological pump transports organic carbon produced by photosynthesis to the meso-and
bathypelagic zones, the latter removing carbon from exchanging with the atmosphere over …
bathypelagic zones, the latter removing carbon from exchanging with the atmosphere over …
Cloud shadows drive vertical migrations of deep-dwelling marine life
MM Omand, DK Steinberg… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Many zooplankton and fishes vertically migrate on a diel cycle to avoid predation, moving
from their daytime residence in darker, deep waters to prey-rich surface waters to feed at …
from their daytime residence in darker, deep waters to prey-rich surface waters to feed at …
[HTML][HTML] Carbon remineralization by small mesopelagic and bathypelagic Stomiiforms in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean
AN Sarmiento-Lezcano, MP Olivar, M Pena… - Progress in …, 2022 - Elsevier
The organic carbon resulting from photosynthesis in the upper ocean is transferred
downward through the passive sinking of organic particles, physical mixing of particulate …
downward through the passive sinking of organic particles, physical mixing of particulate …
Organic matter supply and utilization in oxygen minimum zones
Organic matter (OM) plays a significant role in the formation of oxygen minimum zones
(OMZs) and associated biogeochemical cycling. OM supply processes to the OMZ include …
(OMZs) and associated biogeochemical cycling. OM supply processes to the OMZ include …
[HTML][HTML] Vertical imbalance in organic carbon budgets is indicative of a missing vertical transfer during a phytoplankton bloom near South Georgia (COMICS)
The biological carbon pump, driven principally by surface production and sinking of organic
matter to deep water and its subsequent remineralization to CO 2 maintains atmospheric CO …
matter to deep water and its subsequent remineralization to CO 2 maintains atmospheric CO …
The importance of mesozooplankton diel vertical migration for sustaining a mesopelagic food web
TB Kelly, PC Davison, R Goericke… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
We used extensive ecological and biogeochemical measurements obtained from quasi-
Lagrangian experiments during two California Current Ecosystem Long-Term Ecosystem …
Lagrangian experiments during two California Current Ecosystem Long-Term Ecosystem …
Model estimates of metazoans' contributions to the biological carbon pump
The daily vertical migrations of fish and other metazoans actively transport organic carbon
from the ocean surface to depth, contributing to the biological carbon pump. We use an …
from the ocean surface to depth, contributing to the biological carbon pump. We use an …