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carbon pump
The organic carbon that forms the biological pump is transported primarily by sinking particulate material, for example dead organisms (including algal mats) or faecal pellets. However, some carbon reaches the deep ocean as dissolved organic carbon (DOC) by physical transport processes such as downwelling rather than sinking. Carbon pump.
- 词性: noun
- 行业/领域: 地球科学
- 类别 海洋学
- Company: Marine Conservation Society
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