| Range |
170 to 200 PgC/year
|
| Organism |
Biosphere |
| Reference |
John A. Raven, Contributions of anoxygenic and oxygenic phototrophy and chemolithotrophy to carbon and oxygen fluxes in aquatic environments, Aquatic microbial ecology, Vol. 56: 177–192, 2009 doi: 10.3354/ame01315 p.177 right column |
| Primary Source |
del Giorgio PA, Williams PJleB (2005) The global significance of respiration in aquatic ecosystems: from single cells to the biosphere. In: del Giorgio PA, Williams PJleB (eds) Respiration in aquatic systems. Oxford University Press, Oxford, p 267–303 |
| Method |
Estimates based on respiration
rates, assuming that organic carbon inputs
into rivers each year are equal to marine sedimentation
of organic carbon. |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
106014 |