Question

Why is the ocean described as the world’s largest carbon sink?


Sink/Sources in the carbon cycle?


Carbon movement through the marine carbon cycle.

Help

Answer 1

Since this is not my area of expertise, I searched Google under the key words "<I>'carbon sink' ocean</I>" to get these possible sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_dioxide_sink
http://harvardmagazine.com/2002/11/the-ocean-carbon-cycle.html
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/71416.php
http://science.hq.nasa.gov/oceans/system/carbon.html
http://climateprogress.org/2007/10/22/big-news-the-ocean-carbon-sink-is-saturating/

In the future, you can find the information you desire more quickly, if you use appropriate key words to do your own search.

I hope this helps. Thanks for asking.

Answer 2

Phytoplankton

Answer 3

Woods wrong btw