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Previously published data on vertical fluxes of particulate carbon (PC), nitrogen (PN), organisms (MICRO), and extracted adenosine triphosphate (ATP) into screened sediment traps (335 μm) from the VERTEX 5 and ADIOS I programs are re-examined as they relate to biogeochemical cycling and oceanic productivity. Stations represent an oligoto mesotrophic gradient in total primary production (Pt), ranging from 245 to 1141 mg C m−2 d−1 and a gradient in PC flux from the euphotic zone, ranging from 12 to 164 mg C m−2 d−1 for particles < 335 μm in diameter.
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Taylor, G.T., Karl, D.M. (1992). Vertical Fluxes of Biogenic Particles and Associated Biota in the Eastern North Pacific: Implications for Biogeochemical Cycling and 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_67
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