Carbon Cycling in the Baltic Sea

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

   • Karol Kuliński, Janusz Pempkowiak

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3. Climate and Carbon Cycle

   • Karol Kuliński, Janusz Pempkowiak

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4. Research on Carbon Cycling in the Baltic: Aims and Scope

   • Karol Kuliński, Janusz Pempkowiak

   Pages 49-54

5. Research on Carbon Cycling in the Baltic: Quantification of the Carbon Fluxes

   • Karol Kuliński, Janusz Pempkowiak

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6. Research on Carbon Cycling in the Baltic: Discussion

   • Karol Kuliński, Janusz Pempkowiak

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7. Back Matter

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The Baltic Sea is an area extensively explored by the oceanographers. Hence it is one of the most often described marine areas in the scientific literature. However, there are still several fields which are poorly investigated and reported by scientists. One of them is the carbon cycle of the Baltic Sea. Although it is believed the shelf seas are responsible for about 20% of all marine carbon dioxide uptake, while they constitute only 7% of the whole sea surface, still a scientific debate exists on the role of the Baltic Sea in the global carbon cycle. “Carbon cycle of the Baltic Sea” is intended to be a comprehensive presentation and discussion of state of the art research by biogeochemists involved in the Baltic Sea carbon cycle research. This work presents both qualitative and quantitative descriptions of the main carbon flows in the Baltic Sea as well as their possible shifts induced by climatic and global change.

• Biological Pump
• Carbon Cycle
• Coastal Seas
• Global Change
• Organic Carbon Burial

• Institute of Oceanology, Marine Chemistry and Biochemistry Dept., Polish Academy of Sciences, Sopot, Poland

  Karol Kulinski

• , Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sopot, Poland

  Janusz Pempkowiak

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