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The changing carbon cycle of the coastal ocean
Bauer, J.E.; Cai, W.-J.; Raymond, P.A.; Bianchi, T.S.; Hopkinson, C.S.; Regnier, P.A.G. (2013). The changing carbon cycle of the coastal ocean. Nature (Lond.) 504(7478): 61-70. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature12857
In: Nature: International Weekly Journal of Science. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 0028-0836; e-ISSN 1476-4687, more
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Keywords
    Cycles > Chemical cycles > Geochemical cycle > Biogeochemical cycle > Nutrient cycles > Carbon cycle
    Marine/Coastal

Authors  Top 
  • Bauer, J.E.
  • Cai, W.-J.
  • Raymond, P.A.
  • Bianchi, T.S.
  • Hopkinson, C.S.
  • Regnier, P.A.G., more

Abstract
    The carbon cycle of the coastal ocean is a dynamic component of the global carbon budget. But the diverse sources and sinks of carbon and their complex interactions in these waters remain poorly understood. Here we discuss the sources, exchanges and fates of carbon in the coastal ocean and how anthropogenic activities have altered the carbon cycle. Recent evidence suggests that the coastal ocean may have become a net sink for atmospheric carbon dioxide during post-industrial times. Continued human pressures in coastal zones will probably have an important impact on the future evolution of the coastal ocean's carbon budget.

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