Annual amount of carbon fixed from carbon dioxide into organic form by ocean phytoplankton

Range 45-60 Pg/yr
Organism Biosphere
Reference Kiang et al. Spectral Signatures of Photosynthesis I. Review of Earth Organisms. Astrobiology 2007. 7(1) p.223PubMed ID17407409
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Comments See BNID 100788
Entered by Phil Mongiovi
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