Biogeochemical Controls and Feedbacks on Ocean Primary Production

Falkowski, Paul G.; Barber, Richard T.; Smetacek, Victor

doi:10.1126/science.281.5374.200

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Biogeochemical Controls and Feedbacks on Ocean Primary Production

Falkowski, Paul G., Barber, Richard T., Smetacek, Victor·1998·Science

DOI 10.1126/science.281.5374.200

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Changes in oceanic primary production, linked to changes in the network of global biogeochemical cycles, have profoundly influenced the geochemistry of Earth for over 3 billion years. In the contemporary ocean, photosynthetic carbon fixation by marine phytoplankton leads to formation of ∼45 gigatons of organic carbon per annum, of which 16 gigatons are exported to the ocean interior. Changes in the magnitude of total and export production can strongly influence atmospheric CO 2 levels (and hence climate) on geological time scales, as well as set upper bounds for sustainable fisheries harvest. The two fluxes are critically dependent on geophysical processes that determine mixed-layer depth, nutrient fluxes to and within the ocean, and food-web structure. Because the average turnover time of phytoplankton carbon in the ocean is on the order of a week or less, total and export production are extremely sensitive to external forcing and consequently are seldom in steady state. Elucidating the biogeochemical controls and feedbacks on primary production is essential to understanding how oceanic biota responded to and affected natural climatic variability in the geological past, and will respond to anthropogenically influenced changes in coming decades. One of the most crucial feedbacks results from changes in radiative forcing on the hydrological cycle, which influences the aeolian iron flux and, in turn, affects nitrogen fixation and primary production in the oceans.

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Authors: Falkowski, P. G., Barber, R. T., & Smetacek, V.
Affiliations: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
Corresponding author: Falkowski, Paul G.
ORCID: Falkowski, Paul G.
Smetacek, Victor
Venue: Science
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Published: 1998-07-10
Volume: 281
Issue: 5374
Pages: 200-206
ISSN: 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
1095-9203
DOI: 10.1126/science.281.5374.200
OpenAlex: W2105796581
Cited by: 2,848
References: 99
Citations by year: 2026: 165 · 2025: 151 · 2024: 178 · 2023: 155 · 2022: 195 · 2021: 170 · 2020: 153 · 2019: 136 · 2018: 122 · 2017: 121 · 2016: 111 · 2015: 110 · 2014: 125 · 2013: 123 · 2012: 97
FWCI: 33.37
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Science (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar-und Meeresforschung (Alfred-Wegener-Institut) (submittedVersion)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Oceanography › Marine and coastal ecosystems
Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
Keywords: ocean primary productivity, phytoplankton, export production, biogeochemical cycles, carbon cycle, atmospheric CO2, mixed layer depth, nutrient fluxes, food web structure, nitrogen fixation, radiative forcing, water cycle, climate feedbacks, sustainable fisheries, paleoceanography

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