The Marine Carbon Cycle Explained

The Marine Carbon Cycle. NordVPN Cyber Month Deal! Go to https://nordvpn.com/naturalworldfacts to get a 2-year plan plus 1 additional month with a huge discount. The marine carbon cycle consists of the biological pump, the carbonate pump and the physical pump. The biological processes of respiration, predation, death and decomposition, along with physical processes such as the thermohaline circulation, work together to remove carbon from the atmosphere and sequester it in the oceans. In this video we'll explore what makes the oceans a net carbon sink, and why the marine world is so important to the global carbon cycle. 00:00 - An Introduction to the Marine Carbon Cycle 01:52 - The Biological Pump - Diffusion of Carbon 02:36 - The Biological Pump - The Role of Phytoplankton 03:42 - The Biological Pump - Predation and the Food Web 04:52 - The Biological Pump - Diel Vertical Migration 06:30 - The Biological Pump - Marine Snow and the Deep Sea 08:14 - The Biological Pump - Whale-falls and Carrion 09:38 - The Carbonate Pump - The Formation of Limestone 10:25 - The Carbonate Pump - The White Cliffs of Dover 11:02 - The Carbonate Pump - The Role of Coral Skeletons 12:05 - The Carbonate Pump - The Shell-building Animals 13:13 - The Physical Pump - Upwelling and Downwelling 14:08 - The Physical Pump - Thermohaline Circulation 15:08 - Conclusion: The Importance of the Marine Carbon Cycle CHECK OUT OUR DEEP SEA WEBSITE: https://naturalworldfacts.com/deep-sea-hub/ I do not own any of the footage. I write the script, narrate, and edit what footage I can find, which is allowed due to YouTube's 'Fair Use' policy as these films are created for educational purposes. Footage used belongs to the incredible marine conservation societies of MBARI, WHOI, Schmidt Ocean and the Ocean Exploration Institute, along with various other YouTube sources. Music Used: Separated by the Storm by Gareth Coker Now Use the Light, We Want to See! by Gareth Coker Kwolok's Throne Room by Gareth Coker The Darkness Lifted by Gareth Coker Silent Woodlands by Gareth Coker #deepsea #wildlife #nature #documentary #ocean #marinebiology #science #biology Bibliography: https://www.iaea.org/topics/oceans-and-climate-change/the-ocean-carbon-cycle https://www.open.edu/openlearn/nature-environment/introduction-energy-resources/content-section-4.4 https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.974.4692&rep=rep1&type=pdf