| Literature DB >> 17740399 |
Abstract
Marine macrophyte biomass production, burial, oxidation, calcium carbonate dissolution, and metabolically accelerated diffusion of carbon dioxide across the air-sea interface may combine to sequester at least 10(9) tons of carbon per year in the ocean. This carbon sink may partially account for discrepancies in extant global carbon budgets.Entities:
Year: 1981 PMID: 17740399 DOI: 10.1126/science.211.4484.838
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728