Chlorophylls, Carotenoids, and Phycobilins as Biomarkers and Tracers of Recycling Processes in the Upper Ocean

本研究将继续对色素地球化学的研究，扩大现有的分析范围，包括藻胆素，并开发和合成适用于HPLC色素分析的色素内标。在过去的三年里，从黑海收集的悬浮颗粒物和沉积物中的光合色素样本，以及美国JOGOFS NASBE的2、3和4腿的一部分，已经进行了分析。目的是确定藻类色素在泛光带和深海中的分布，并研究向沉积物-水界面出口通量的定性（转化反应）和定量方面。目前的努力将使这个项目有一个合乎逻辑的结论。

This research will continue studies of pigment geochemistry to expand current analyses to include phycobilins, and to develop and synthesize a suitable pigment internal standard for HPLC pigment analysis. Over the past three years photosynthetic pigments in suspended particulate matter and sediment trap samples collected from the Black Sea, and as part of legs 2, 3, and 4 of the US JOGOFS NASBE has been analyzed. The goal has been to determine the distribution of algal pigments in the euphotic zone and deep ocean, and to study the qualitative (transformation reactions) and quantitative aspects of the export flux to the sediment-water interface. The present effort will bring this project to a logical conclusion.