Diatom Sinking Boosts Contribution of Synechococcus to the Biological Pump

Takehiro Shimonaka1, Shigeyoshi Otosaka2, Takafumi Kataoka3, Junya Hirai2, Taku Wagawa4, Misato Nakae4, Kay Sakuma4, Kazutaka Takahashi1 and Taketoshi Kodama1, (1)The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Tokyo, Japan, (2)The University of Tokyo, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, Kashiwa, Japan, (3)Fukui Prefectural University, Faculty of Marine Science and Technology, Obama, Japan, (4)Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, Fisheries Resources Institute, Niigata, Japan