Describe to ocean’s biological C pump and how it works. Name at least 4 steps What is the fate of this carbon and can carbon be sequestered permanently through the biological pump? Name at least 2 fates.
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Describe to ocean’s biological C pump and how it works. Name at least 4 steps
What is the fate of this carbon and can carbon be sequestered permanently through the biological pump? Name at least 2 fates.
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