DOI: 10.1126/science.1133471. Small Phytoplankton and Carbon Export from the Surface Ocean

Small Phytoplankton and Carbon Export from the Surface Ocean

10.1126/science.1133471

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Abstract

Autotrophic picoplankton dominate primary production over large oceanic regions but are believed to contribute relatively little to carbon export from surface layers. Using analyses of data from the equatorial Pacific Ocean and Arabian Sea, we show that the relative direct and indirect contribution of picoplankton to export is proportional to their total net primary production, despite their small size. We suggest that all primary producers, not just the large cells, can contribute to export from the surface layer of the ocean at rates proportional to their production rates.

Bibliography

Richardson, T. L., & Jackson, G. A. (2007). Small Phytoplankton and Carbon Export from the Surface Ocean. Science, 315(5813), 838â840.

Authors 2

Tammi L. Richardson (first)
George A. Jackson (additional)

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This work was supported by NSF (grants OCE 0097296 and OCE 0352127 to G.A.J.).

Dates

Type	When
Created	18 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 8, 2007, 4:33 p.m.)
Deposited	1 year, 7 months ago (Jan. 10, 2024, 4:41 a.m.)
Indexed	4 hours, 50 minutes ago (Aug. 29, 2025, 6:47 a.m.)
Issued	18 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 9, 2007)
Published	18 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 9, 2007)
Published Print	18 years, 6 months ago (Feb. 9, 2007)

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