Fish Carbon: Exploring Marine Vertebrate Carbon Services

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PREFACE SUMMARY INTRODUCTION – OCEANS OF BLUE CARBON MARINE VERTEBRATE CARBON SERVICES 1. TROPHIC CASCADE CARBON 2. BIOMIXING CARBON 3. BONY FISH CARBONATE 4. WHALE PUMP 5. TWILIGHT ZONE CARBON 6. BIOMASS CARBON 7. DEAD-FALL CARBON 8. MARINE VETEBRATE MEDIATED CARBON OUR OCEAN – A BACKDROP POLICY IMPLICATIONS MOVING FORWARD REFERENCES PHOTO CREDITS

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