Processes - Biological

Illustration of biodiversity of algae

Illustration of invertebrate biodiversity

Illustration of Bioturbation

Illustration of high chlorophyll concentration

An illustration indicating a high concentration of dissolved organic carbon

Illustration of a high concentration of particulate organic carbon

Illustration of a high concentration of phytoplankton

An illustration indicating an intermittent concentration of chlorophyll

Illustration indicating an intermittent concentration of dissolved organic carbon

An illustration indicating an intermittent concentration of particulate organic carbon

An illustration indicating an intermittent concentration of phytoplankton

An illustration indicating a low concentration of chlorophyll

An illustration indicating a low concentration of dissolved organic carbon

Illustration of a low concentration of POC

Illustration of a low concentration of phytoplankton

Illustration of evapotranspiration

Illustration of reduced evapotranspiration

Illustration of a detrital food web

Illustration of a second detrital food web

Illustration of a food web involving grazing

Illustration of a second grazing food web

Illustration of a grazing dugong

Illustration of a grazing reef fish

Illustration of grazing using a turtle for example

Illustration of grazing using an urchin for example

Illustration of photosynthesis

Illustration of the process of photosynthesis and respiration

Illustration of a phytoplankton bloom and crash

Illustration of ammonification

Illustration of calcification

Illustration of dissolution of calcium

Illustration of incoming calcium

Illustration of outgoing calcium

Illustration of denitrification (horizontal, including nitrate)

Illustration of denitrification (vertical, without nitrate precursor)

Illustration of incoming iron

Illustration of outgoing iron

Illustration of nitrification

Illustration of nitrogen fixation (horizontal with organism)

Illustration of nitrogen fixation (vertical)

Illustration of organic carbon release

Illustration of incoming oxygen

Illustration of outgoing oxygen

Illustration of the process of phosphate remineralization

Illustration of incoming phosphorus

Illustration of outgoing phosphorus

Illustration of primary production (conversion of incoming carbon dioxide)

Illustration of high primary production

Illustration of low primary production

Illustration of respiration

Illustration of high respiration

Illustration of low respiration

General illustration of any element coming in

General illustration of an any element outgoing

Illustration representing respiration

Illustration of high response to light in a bioassay

Illustration of a high nitrogen bioassay response

Illustration of a high bioassay response to nitrogen and phosphorus

Illustration of a high P response in a bioassay

Illustration of a high response (any element) in a bioassay

Illustration of low light in a bioassay

Illustration of a low N bioassay

Illustration of a low N + P bioassay response

Illustration of a low P bioassay response

Illustration of a low bioassay response (any element)

Illustration of seabird guano

Illustration indicating total organic carbon (TOC)

Illustration of iron uptake

Illustration of nitrogen uptake

Illustration of phosphate uptake