The overall objective of PEACE is to assess the role of pelagic calcification and export of CaCO3 production in climate regulation.
Specific objectives are:
- To study of the net ecosystem dynamics during coccolithophorid blooms;
- To unravel the link between the microbial community, grazing, TEP dynamics, carbon export and DMS cycling during coccolithophorid blooms;
- To assess the effects of ocean acidification on coccolithophorid metabolism and TEP production, and
- To model coccolithophorid dynamics and their impact on ocean dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) chemistry.