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Mesoscale eddies drive increased silica export in the subtropical Pacific Ocean

Mesoscale eddies drive increased silica export in the subtropical Pacific Ocean
Mesoscale eddies drive increased silica export in the subtropical Pacific Ocean
Mesoscale eddies may play a critical role in ocean biogeochemistry by increasing nutrient supply, primary production, and efficiency of the biological pump, that is, the ratio of carbon export to primary production in otherwise nutrient-deficient waters. We examined a diatom bloom within a cold-core cyclonic eddy off Hawai`i. Eddy primary production, community biomass, and size composition were markedly enhanced but had little effect on the carbon export ratio. Instead, the system functioned as a selective silica pump. Strong trophic coupling and inefficient organic export may be general characteristics of community perturbation responses in the warm waters of the Pacific Ocean.
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Benitez-Nelson, C.R., Bidigare, R.R., Dickey, T.D., Landry, M.R., Leonard, C.L., Brown, S.L., Nencioli, F., Rii, Y.M., Maiti, K., Becker, J.W., Bibby, T.S., Black, W., Cai, W-J., Carlson, C.A., Chen, F., Kuwahara, V.S., Mahaffey, C., McAndrew, P.M., Quay, P.D., Rappé, M.S., Selph, K.E., Simmons, M.P. and Yang, E.J. (2007) Mesoscale eddies drive increased silica export in the subtropical Pacific Ocean. Science, 316 (5827), 1017-1021. (doi:10.1126/science.1136221).

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Mesoscale eddies may play a critical role in ocean biogeochemistry by increasing nutrient supply, primary production, and efficiency of the biological pump, that is, the ratio of carbon export to primary production in otherwise nutrient-deficient waters. We examined a diatom bloom within a cold-core cyclonic eddy off Hawai`i. Eddy primary production, community biomass, and size composition were markedly enhanced but had little effect on the carbon export ratio. Instead, the system functioned as a selective silica pump. Strong trophic coupling and inefficient organic export may be general characteristics of community perturbation responses in the warm waters of the Pacific Ocean.

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Published date: 2007

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Local EPrints ID: 46082
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/46082
ISSN: 0036-8075
PURE UUID: a1852699-6920-42e0-bd5e-656b245aaa95

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Date deposited: 18 May 2007
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 09:16

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Author: C.R. Benitez-Nelson
Author: R.R. Bidigare
Author: T.D. Dickey
Author: M.R. Landry
Author: C.L. Leonard
Author: S.L. Brown
Author: F. Nencioli
Author: Y.M. Rii
Author: K. Maiti
Author: J.W. Becker
Author: T.S. Bibby
Author: W. Black
Author: W-J. Cai
Author: C.A. Carlson
Author: F. Chen
Author: V.S. Kuwahara
Author: C. Mahaffey
Author: P.M. McAndrew
Author: P.D. Quay
Author: M.S. Rappé
Author: K.E. Selph
Author: M.P. Simmons
Author: E.J. Yang

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