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THE oxygen equivalent of the daily production of carbon in the North Sea, reported by D. H. Cushing1, ranges from 0.010 to 0.050 milligrams of oxygen per litre. These quantities, which could influence the saturation of a likely sea water to the extent of about 0.012–0.06 per cent, are much less than the 8–10 per cent supersaturation reported in different seas at the time of photosynthetic activity.
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Cushing, D. H., Nature, 179, 876 (1957).
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OLIVER, J. Production of Carbon in the Sea. Nature 180, 617 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1038/180617a0
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