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Reading the Sedimentary Record of the Ocean’s Productivity

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Book cover Primary Productivity and Biogeochemical Cycles in the Sea

Part of the book series: Environmental Science Research ((ESRH,volume 43))

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The basic controls on ocean productivity are poorly understood both biologically and geologically. In fact, we do not know the global patterns of productivity very well, either with regard to the rates of primary production (that is, the amount of carbon fixed in the photic zone each year), or with regard to the types of primary production (that is, the kinds of organisms involved).

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Berger, W.H., Herguera, J.C. (1992). Reading the Sedimentary Record of the Ocean’s Productivity. In: Falkowski, P.G., Woodhead, A.D., Vivirito, K. (eds) Primary Productivity and Biogeochemical Cycles in the Sea. Environmental Science Research, vol 43. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0762-2_24

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