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Filtering by: Committee Member Johnson, J. G. Location Sargasso Sea, , (Hydrographic) Subject Silica -- Pacific Ocean

Silicon biogeochemistry in the open-ocean surface waters : insights from the Sargasso Sea and equatorial Pacific

Creator:

Krause, Jeffrey W.

Abstract:

Diatoms are a ubiquitous group of plankton responsible for 20-40% of oceanic primary production, and a higher fraction of organic matter export to the ocean interior. Diatoms actively transport dissolved inorganic silicon into their cells, and through the process of silicification (i.e. biogenic silica production) they build tough and intricate...

Resource Type:

Dissertation