Projektnummer

N000923

Zusammenfassung

Dissolved organic matter (DOM) in the ocean is one of the largestcarbon reservoirs on Earth, storing about 700 billion tons of carbon.Due to its size, this reservoir plays an essential role in the globalcarbon cycle and, hence, for our climate. In contrast to the otherlarge organic carbon reservoirs on Earth's surface (soils, perma-frostand vegetation), it is unknown what controls the size of the DOM pooland how dynamic it is. Even small changes could have a significantimpact on the global climate. The overall goal of this research is toidentify the mechanisms controlling the turnover of DOM a...