• DOI:10.1007/BF00014586
Corpus ID: 12129871

The role of phytoplankton photosynthesis in global biogeochemical cycles

@article{Falkowski2004TheRO,
  title={The role of phytoplankton photosynthesis in global biogeochemical cycles},
  author={P. Falkowski},
  journal={Photosynthesis Research},
  year={2004},
  volume={39},
  pages={235-258}
}

• P. Falkowski
• Published 2004
• Environmental Science, Medicine
• Photosynthesis Research

Phytoplankton biomass in the world's oceans amounts to only ∽1–2% of the total global plant carbon, yet these organisms fix between 30 and 50 billion metric tons of carbon annually, which is about 40% of the total. On geological time scales there is profound evidence of the importance of phytoplankton photosynthesis in biogeochemical cycles. It is generally assumed that present phytoplankton productivity is in a quasi steady-state (on the time scale of decades). However, in a global context… Expand

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