The “biological pump” is the process by which photosynthetically-produced organic matter in
the ocean descends from the surface layer to depth by a combination of sinking particles …

Abstract The Southern Ocean, although relatively understudied owing to its harsh
environment and geographical isolation, has been shown to contribute substantially to …

Algae biofuels may provide a viable alternative to fossil fuels; however, this technology must
overcome a number of hurdles before it can compete in the fuel market and be broadly …

Natural dust is often associated with hot, subtropical deserts, but significant dust events have
been reported from cold, high latitudes. This review synthesizes current understanding of …

Diatoms are unicellular algae with plastids acquired by secondary endosymbiosis. They are
responsible for∼ 20% of global carbon fixation. We report the 34 million–base pair draft …

From Harvard University to the University of Miami, the first edition of Chemical
Oceanography was a great success as a textbook. Now you can own the fully updated …

CO2 capture and storage (CCS) has the potential to develop into an important tool to
address climate change. Given society's present reliance on fossil fuels, widespread …

Since the mid-1980s, our understanding of nutrient limitation of oceanic primary production
has radically changed. Mesoscale iron addition experiments (FeAXs) have unequivocally …

The timing of life history traits is central to lifetime fitness and nowhere is this more evident or
well studied as in the phenology of flowering in governing plant reproductive success …

In addition to control by major nutrient elements (nitrogen, phosphorus, and silicon) the
productivity and species composition of marine phytoplankton communities are also …