| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT | 第8-10页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第10-13页 |
| 摘要 | 第14-22页 |
| ABBREVIATIONS | 第22-24页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第24-42页 |
| 1.1 Global ocean primary production and carbon export | 第24-30页 |
| 1.2 Role of Coccolithophore in ocean biogeochemistry | 第30-33页 |
| 1.3 Oceanographic setting and primary productivity of South China Sea | 第33-36页 |
| 1.4 Coccolithophore studies in South China Sea | 第36-39页 |
| 1.5 Research objectives and Thesis contents | 第39-42页 |
| 2 Materials and Methods | 第42-49页 |
| 2.1 Sediment trap installation and sample collection | 第42-44页 |
| 2.2 Sample preparation for microscopic analysis | 第44-45页 |
| 2.3 Taxonomic identification | 第45-46页 |
| 2.4 Calculation of coccolith abundance and flux | 第46-47页 |
| 2.5 Calculation of total particles and biogenic flux | 第47页 |
| 2.6 Retrieving sea surface chlorophyll a and environmental data | 第47-49页 |
| 3 Temporal and Vertical Changes of Material Fluxes in the Northern South China Sea | 第49-71页 |
| 3.1 Seasonal and interannual variability of material fluxes in the northern SCS | 第49-61页 |
| 3.2 Vertical material fluxes and influence of lateral advection | 第61-69页 |
| 3.3 Summary | 第69-71页 |
| 4 Seasonal and Interannual Variability of Coccolithophore Flux in the Northern SouthChina Sea | 第71-99页 |
| 4.1 Temporal variability of coccolithophore downward flux and environmentaldrivers | 第72-85页 |
| 4.2 Evidence for lateral advection by fossil coccoliths | 第85-88页 |
| 4.3 Temporal variation of coccolithophore species assemblage | 第88-97页 |
| 4.4 Summary | 第97-99页 |
| 5 Vertical Coccolithophore Flux and Controlling Oceanic Processes | 第99-112页 |
| 5.1 Coccolithophore vertical fluxes and influence of lateral advection | 第99-103页 |
| 5.2 Coccolithophore vertical flux and influence of ENSO | 第103-106页 |
| 5.3 Influence of ENSO on coccolithophore composition | 第106-111页 |
| 5.4 Summary | 第111-112页 |
| 6 Conclusion and Future Perspective | 第112-118页 |
| 6.1 Conclusion | 第112-116页 |
| 6.2 Future Perspective | 第116-118页 |
| References | 第118-149页 |
| Appendices | 第149-152页 |
| Biography | 第152-154页 |
