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... depth . Above this depth , photosynthesis exceeds respiration and there is a net production of carbon , or a net primary production . The compensation depth varies over the world's oceans because it is depen- dent upon the clarity of ...
... depth . Above this depth , photosynthesis exceeds respiration and there is a net production of carbon , or a net primary production . The compensation depth varies over the world's oceans because it is depen- dent upon the clarity of ...
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... depth and intensity at surface . For pure water , it is 0.035 . The depth to which a given intensity of light penetrates is thus a function of the transparency of the water and the differential absorption by the water . Since ...
... depth and intensity at surface . For pure water , it is 0.035 . The depth to which a given intensity of light penetrates is thus a function of the transparency of the water and the differential absorption by the water . Since ...
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... depth . If the mixing is especially vigorous , the phytoplankton may spend most of their time below the compensation depth and there will be no net production , because the time spent in the lighted zone in active photosynthesis is ...
... depth . If the mixing is especially vigorous , the phytoplankton may spend most of their time below the compensation depth and there will be no net production , because the time spent in the lighted zone in active photosynthesis is ...
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