On the long-range offshore transport of organic carbon from the Canary Upwelling System to the open North Atlantic

• Published in: Biogeosciences
• Main Authors: E. Lovecchio, N. Gruber, M. Münnich, Z. Lachkar
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2017
• Subjects: Ecology; QH540-549.5; Life; QH501-531; Geology; QE1-996.5; Sharp Peak; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-3337-2017; https://doaj.org/article/6206e8be0bd848c8800c1616fbeddf27

A compilation of measurements of net community production (NCP) in the upper waters of the eastern subtropical North Atlantic had suggested net heterotrophic conditions, purportedly supported by the lateral export of organic carbon from the adjacent, highly productive Canary Upwelling System (CanUS)...