Dynamics and Characterization of Marine Organic Matter (Ocean Sciences Research, Volume 2) (Ocean Sciences Research)
Contributors: N. Handa (Editor); E. Tanoue (Editor); T. Hama (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: March 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 572
ISBN-13: 9780792362937
Subjects: Ecological science, the Biosphere; Geochemistry; The hydrosphere; Science/Mathematics; Earth Sciences - Oceanography; Science; Ocean-atmosphere interaction; General; Chemistry - Organic; Biochemistry; Biogeochemistry; Chemistry / Organic; Climatic changes; Earth Sciences; Marine Biology; Marine sciences; Organic geochemistry; Medical : General; Carbon cycle (Biogeochemistry); Earth Sciences - Geology; Chemical Oceanography
First sentence: Primary production of phytoplankton in the surface layer of the ocean down to 200 m depth harvests the sunlight and converts light energy to chemical energy as chemical bonds of organic compounds.