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| Lasbleiz, Marine; Leblanc, Karine; Armand, Leanne K.; Christaki, Urania; Georges, Clement; Obernosterer, Ingrid; Queguiner, Bernard. |
| In the naturally iron-fertilized surface waters of the northern Kerguelen Plateau region, the early spring diatom community composition and contribution to plankton carbon biomass were investigated and compared with the High Nutrient Low Chlorophyll (HNLC) surrounding waters. The large iron-induced blooms were dominated by small diatom species belonging to the genera Chaetoceros (Hyalochaete) and Thalassiosira, which rapidly responded to the onset of favorable light-conditions in the meander of the Polar Front. In comparison, the iron-limited HNLC area was typically characterized by autotrophic nanoeukaryote-dominated communities and by larger and more heavily silicified diatom species (e.g. Fragilariopsis spp.). Our results support the hypothesis that... |
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Palavras-chave: Diatoms; Carbon biomass; Plankton community structure; Natural iron fertilization; Southern Ocean. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00347/45850/45512.pdf |
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