Marine Carbon Biogeochemistry : : A Primer for Earth System Scientists.

• Superior document: SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences Series
• Author: Middelburg, Jack J.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2019.; ©2019.
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (126 pages)

Table of Contents

• Intro
• Preface
• Contents
• Symbols
• 1 Introduction
• 1.1 From Geochemistry and Microbial Ecology to Biogeochemistry
• 1.2 Focus on Carbon Processing in the Sea
• 1.3 A 101 Budget for Organic Carbon in the Ocean
• References
• 2 Primary Production: From Inorganic to Organic Carbon
• 2.1 Primary Producers
• 2.2 The Basics (For Individuals and Populations)
• 2.2.1 Maximum Growth Rate (µ)
• 2.2.2 Temperature Effect on Primary Production
• 2.2.3 Light
• 2.2.4 Nutrient Limitation
• 2.3 From Theory and Axenic Mono-Cultures to Mixed Communities in the Field
• 2.3.1 Does Diversity Matter or Not?
• 2.3.2 Chl the Biomass Proxy
• 2.3.3 Light Distribution
• 2.4 Factors Governing Primary Production
• 2.4.1 Depth Distribution of Primary Production
• 2.4.2 Depth-Integrated Production
• 2.4.3 Critical Depths
• References
• 3 The Return from Organic to Inorganic Carbon
• 3.1 Carbon Consumption Pathway in the Euphotic Zone
• 3.2 Factors Governing Export of Organic Matter
• 3.3 Particulate Organic Carbon Fluxes in Ocean Interior
• References
• 4 Carbon Processing at the Seafloor
• 4.1 Organic Matter Supply to Sediments
• 4.2 The Consumers
• 4.3 Organic Carbon Degradation in Sediments
• 4.4 Consequences for Sediment Biogeochemistry
• 4.5 Factors Governing Organic Carbon Burial
• References
• 5 Biogeochemical Processes and Inorganic Carbon Dynamics
• 5.1 The Basics
• 5.2 The Thermodynamic Basis
• 5.3 Analytical Parameters of the CO2 System
• 5.4 Buffering
• 5.5 Carbonate Mineral Equilibria
• 5.6 Dissolved Inorganic Carbon Systematics
• 5.7 The Impact of Biogeochemical Processes
• References
• 6 Organic Matter is more than CH2O
• 6.1 Redfield Organic Matter
• 6.2 Non-redfield Organic Matter
• 6.3 Organic Matter is Food
• 6.4 Compositional Changes During Organic Matter Degradation
• References.