Phaeocystis pouchetti

Marine microalgae such as Phaeocystis pouchetti produce dimethyl sulfide and release it into the air, where it can persist for hours or days. Dimethyl Sulfide is... 

Figure 8. Diet variations of dissolved DMSP, particulate DMSP and DMS in a parcel of water (3m depth) tracked using a drogue buoy off the north of Holland in May 1986 where Phaeocystis pouchetti was dominant (average chlorophyll a concentration was 30mg nr3.

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