@article{fdi:010075629, title = {{M}ulti-faceted particle pumps drive carbon sequestration in the ocean}, author = {{B}oyd, {P}. {W}. and {C}laustre, {H}. and {L}evy, {M}arina and {S}iegel, {D}. {A}. and {W}eber, {T}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he ocean's ability to sequester carbon away from the atmosphere exerts an important control on global climate. {T}he biological pump drives carbon storage in the deep ocean and is thought to function via gravitational settling of organic particles from surface waters. {H}owever, the settling flux alone is often insufficient to balance mesopelagic carbon budgets or to meet the demands of subsurface biota. {H}ere we review additional biological and physical mechanisms that inject suspended and sinking particles to depth. {W}e propose that these 'particle injection pumps' probably sequester as much carbon as the gravitational pump, helping to close the carbon budget and motivating further investigation into their environmental control.}, keywords = {}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{N}ature}, volume = {568}, numero = {7752}, pages = {327--335}, ISSN = {0028-0836}, year = {2019}, DOI = {10.1038/s41586-019-1098-2}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010075629}, }