Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry Scoping Workshop on Terrestrial and Coastal Carbon Fluxes in the Gulf of Mexico, St. Petersburg, FL, May 6-8, 2008 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781497449596)

Despite their relatively small surface area, ocean margins may have a significant impact on global biogeochemical cycles and, potentially, the global air-sea fluxes of carbon dioxide. Margins are characterized by intense geochemical and biological processing of carbon and other elements and exchange large amounts of matter and energy with the open ocean. The area-specific rates of productivity, biogeochemical cycling, and organic/inorganic matter sequestration are high in coastal margins, with as much as half of the global integrated new production occurring over the continental shelves and slopes (Walsh, 1991; Doney and Hood, 2002; Jahnke, in press).

Author: U. S. Department of the Interior
ISBN-10: 1497449596
ISBN-13: 9781497449596
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 03/30/2014
Pages: 56
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.34lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.12d