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Typical microbial and viral abundance in ocean Biosphere microbial abundance ~10^6 microbes/ml: viral abundance ~10^7 viruses/ml N/A 112667 Wigington CH et al.,...
Number of cells in the world ocean that carry a functional viral genome Biosphere 4E+28 cells 109021 Weinbauer MG. Ecology...
Ratio of Nitrate and phosphate in ocean Biosphere 15 N atoms/1 P atom 104780 L. A. Codispoti, An oceanic...
Atmosphere equilibrated CO2 concentration in ocean surface water Biosphere at 0°C ~25µM: at 20°C ~13 µM 116815 Kranz SA, Young JN, Hopkinson...
Total dissolved inorganic carbon concentration in ocean at pH 8.3 Biosphere 2.3 mM 108700 P. Kilho Park, Oceanic...
Total dissolved inorganic carbon concentration in ocean at pH 8.2 Biosphere 2.2 mM 108701 P. Kilho Park, Oceanic...
Total dissolved inorganic carbon concentration in ocean at pH 7.75 Biosphere 2.4 mM 108702 P. Kilho Park, Oceanic...
Fraction of microbial biomass in the ocean killed daily by viruses Biosphere 20 % 105604 Suttle CA. Marine vi...
Estimated Annual denitrification in suboxic zone of ocean Biosphere 135 Tg N/year 104785 L. A. Codispoti, An oceanic...
Fraction of ocean net primary productivity that cyanobacteria could be responsible for Biosphere ~25 % 112104 Flombaum P et al., Present...
Ratio of oxygen in atmosphere to dissolved oxygen in ocean Biosphere 10000 unitless 110489 Johnston DT, Wolfe-Simon F...
Near-surface phytoplankton chlorophyll concentration in ocean Biosphere 0.19 mg / m^3 102941 Field CB, Behrenfeld MJ...
Number of prokaryotes in the ocean beneath 200m world wide Biosphere 6.5E+28 cells 100551 William B. Whitman, ...
Biogeochemical cycle of Si in the world ocean at steady state Biosphere Figure - link 1Tmol Si/year 114447 Tréguer P et al., The...
Fraction of total biomass in the ocean that is microorganisms Biosphere >= (>90) % 105603 Suttle CA. Marine vi...
Concentration of dissolved inorganic carbon in ocean is higher than atmospheric inorganic carbon Biosphere ~50 Fold 108698 aquatic photosynthesis...
Percent of photosynthetically active solar radiation incident on ocean absorbed by phytoplankton Biosphere 7 Percent 102944 Field CB, Behrenfeld MJ...
Silicon fluxes at the sediment-water interface in different ecosystems of the world ocean Biosphere Table - link mol Si/m^2/year 114455 Tréguer PJ, De La Rocha...
Characteristic sizes of transitions between major realms of life in the ocean Biosphere Table - link N/A 112668 Andersen KH et al., ...
Fraction of primary production in the photic layer of the open ocean that is bacterial production Biosphere 25%-35% % 115508 del Giorgio PA, Duarte...