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Articles | Volume 22, issue 11
Articles | Volume 22, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-2569-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-2569-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 22, issue 11
Research article
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06 Jun 2025
Research article |  | 06 Jun 2025

Variable organic matter stoichiometry enhances the biological drawdown of CO2 in the northwest European shelf seas

Kubilay Timur Demir, Moritz Mathis, Jan Kossack, Feifei Liu, Ute Daewel, Christoph Stegert, Helmuth Thomas, and Corinna Schrum

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This study examines how variations in the ratios of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in organic matter affect carbon cycling in the northwest European shelf seas. Traditional models with fixed ratios tend to underestimate biological carbon uptake. By integrating variable ratios into a regional model, we find that carbon dioxide uptake increases by 9 %–31 %. These results highlight the need to include variable ratios for accurate assessments of regional and global carbon cycles.
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