Collaborative Research: Seasonal Patterns of Alkenone Production in the Oligotrophic North Pacific

Oregon State University, Corvallis OR

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Abstract

This project will determine role of the subsurface chlorophyll maximum as a site of alkenone export production in an oligotrophic subtropical ocean environment. Analyses of sediment trap time series samples and water samples will be used to determine seasonal production of alkenones and the depth at which they are produced.