Work

Inorganic carbon acquisition of marine phytoplankton with emphasis on selected diatom species

Year: 2008

Type: dissertation

Abstract: This study investigates the inorganic carbon (Ci) acquisition in marine phytoplankton with emphasis on selected diatom species and the role of calcification in the photosynthetic carbon acquisition of the coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi. Observations from laboratory and field experiments delivered new insights into the efficiency and regulation of carbon concentrating mechanisms (CCM) in diatoms in response to varying seawater carbonate chemistry. The main motivation for the experiments was to examine the role of carbon acquisition in phytoplankton ecology and to assess the potential effects of elevated CO2 on marine diatoms.

Source: Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut)

Author: Scarlett Trimborn

Language: English

Topic: Marine Plankton and Biogeochemistry

Subfield: Oceanography

Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Life below water, Climate action

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Science Foundation, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Office of Polar Programs

OpenAlex ID: W2149526946

Cites: 105

Cited by: 1

Related to: 10