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Present and past coccolith assemblages in the South Atlantic: implications for species ecology, carbonate contribution and palaeoceanographic applicability.
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Authors: | Boeckel, B. | Abstract: | Coccolithophores, unicellular marine phytoplankton, belong to the most important primmy producers in the oceans. These haptophyte algae possess a calcitic exo-skeleton (coccosphere), composed of minute scales, the coccoliths. The coccoliths constitute a major part of the fine-grained, pelagic sediments. As carbonate producers and photoautotrophic organisms, the coccolithophores playa significant double-role affecting the carbon-cycle via the carbonate and biological pumps. While during photosynthesis the climate-relevant green-house gas CO2 is removed, it is released during carbonate production. |
Issue Date: | 2003 | Journal: | Berichte, Fachbereich Geowissenschaften, Universität Bremen | Band: | 211 | Pages: | 157 pp | Type: | Bericht, Report | ISSN: | 0931-0800 | URN: | urn:nbn:de:gbv:46-ep000103311 | Institution: | Universität Bremen | Faculty: | FB5 Geowissenschaften | Institute: | Marum – Zentrum für Marine Umweltwissenschaften |
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