Herbivorous protist grazing balances phytoplankton growth in the North Pacific, leaving little primary production for export.

Heather Mcnair1, Françoise Morison2, Jason Graff3, Tatiana A Rynearson1 and Susanne Menden-Deuer1, (1)University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography, Narragansett, RI, United States, (2)University of Rhode Island, Oceanography, Narragansett, RI, United States, (3)Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States