Consequently, the net uptake of carbon dioxide by oceans is estimated to be approximately 2 thousand million tonnes annually. (pearltrees.com)
There was a decrease in Spring and Summer and an increase in Autumn and Winter marking increased and decreased uptake of carbon dioxide respectively. (skepticalscience.com)
Two recent studies by members of the research group for Microbial Biogeochemistry at GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel show how the oceans» uptake of carbon dioxide on the one hand stimulates the growth of marine bacteria and the decomposition of organic material in the upper layer. (oceanacidification.de)