the ocean, soil and sediment, as part of what is called ‘the global carbon cycle.’ A change in any of these fluxes could have wide-ranging impacts on ecosystems and our climate. The IAEA Environment ...

Princeton University and Xiamen University researchers report that in tropical and subtropical oligotrophic waters, ocean ...

The distribution of sources and sinks at land and ocean surfaces is then optimized ... have a place in conceptual models of the global carbon cycle. A broader concept of a 'boundless carbon ...

Ocean ecosystems play a critical role in carbon ... seagrasses and other forms of sea life interact sheds light on Earth’s carbon cycle. Carbon, a chemical element, is found in all organic ...

The study highlights the crucial role of sorption and molecular transformation in the carbon cycle. Together, these processes protect organic matter from degradation in the top layer of ocean sediment ...

A group of scientists from the University of Oldenburg, Germany, has discovered how special bacteria in the ocean break down ...

Nutrient-rich waste Whale excrement contains iron, phosphorus, and nitrogen, which are substances that phytoplankton need to ...

The role of the oceans in climate change; cycling of heat, fresh water, and carbon by the oceans; dynamics and consequences of abrupt climate change; radiocarbon ...

Known as "marine snow," this shower of biogenic particulate material transfers an estimated 10 billion tonnes of carbon every year into the ocean's interior, roughly the same amount as that ...