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Marine Phosphorus Biogeochemistry Ecological Insights From Analytical Chemistry, Douglas W. Bell
Marine Phosphorus Biogeochemistry Ecological Insights From Analytical Chemistry, Douglas W. Bell
Theses and Dissertations
The supply of phosphorus (P) directly impacts the growth and speciation of marine microbes (i.e., phytoplankton, bacteria, Archaea). In turn, microbial communities shape the magnitude and rate of marine biogeochemical cycles, ultimately affecting global climate and food production. This dynamic reflects the continuum of temporal and spatial scales at which the marine P cycle operates. However, linking multiple scales of cycling remains a consistent challenge. The primary objective of my dissertation was to gain insight into marine P biogeochemistry, by means of analytical chemistry, at the molecular and environmental scales of cycling. The first component of my research was to …