Phytoplankton and The Carbon Cycle in The Oceans.

[Leopardess]

Yes, I realize this doesn't necessarily pertain to aquariums...but it does have something to do with the ocean... and I figure salty people like the ocean Plus, a little edumacation never hurt anybody

This is just an article I had to read for my Global Environmental Change class. It was really quite interesting, IMO. Don't know how I feel about fertilizing the oceans though....

If the link doesn't work, just let me know and I should be able to fix it because I've got it on my server (it's a PDF file, so if your computer doesn't like those, be fore-warned).

http://members.aol.com/chris420529/carboncycle.pdf

 

[Leopardess]

It really is interesting, I swear!

 

[OrionGirl]

Printed for break-time perusal. It looks interesting from the intitial scan, especially since it seems to focus on diatoms, which are considered the bane of many aquariums.

 

[OrionGirl]

Actually--that article may be very relevant to aquariums. It discusses what all is essential for encouraging an algal bloom. While few of us would want to encourage one, knowing what pieces are needed for one to happen can be very important. I, for one, am going to start testing the iron levels in my FO. This is the only tank that has ever shown much in the way of cyano, and I suspect that it may have higher iron levels than the other tanks.

 

[Leopardess]

Well I had thought of that....because knowing what causes algae leads to preventing it I guess I just mean it wasn't an aquarium-directed article.

I'm surprised so few people seem to have read it. Are people these days afraid of a little reading? LOL

 

[Indigo]

I skimmed the article and looked at the pretty pictures, and I was quite interested in it. I printed the article out to read on the bus ride home, reading technical things online is difficult for me, way easier when its on paper, for some reason From my skimming, I'm amazed at how complex the oceans are.