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| Moriceau, Brivaela; Iversen, Morten H.; Gallinar, Morgane; Evertsen, Antti-jussi O.; Le Goff, Manon; Beker, Beatriz; Boutorh, Julia; Corvaisier, Rudolph; Coffineau, Nathalie; Donval, Anne; Giering, Sarah L. C.; Koski, Marja; Lambert, Christophe; Lampit, Richard S.; Le Mercier, Alain; Masson, Annick; Stibor, Herwig; Stockenreiter, Maria; De La Rocha, Christina L.. |
| The fraction of net primary production that is exported from the euphotic zone as sinking particulate organic carbon (POC) varies notably through time and from region to region. Phytoplankton containing biominerals, such as silicified diatoms have long been associated with high export fluxes. However, recent reviews point out that the magnitude of export is not controlled by diatoms alone, but determined by the whole plankton community structure. The combined effect of phytoplankton community composition and zooplankton abundance on export flux dynamics, were explored using a set of 12 large outdoor mesocosms. All mesocosms received a daily addition of minor amounts of nitrate and phosphate, while only 6 mesocosms received silicic acid (dSi). This resulted... |
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Palavras-chave: Biogenic silica; POC; Marine snow; Zooplankton; Mesocosm; Bay of Hopavagen; Plankton community; Biological pump. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00469/58029/60433.pdf |
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| Koski, Marja; Boutorh, Julia; De La Rocha, Christina. |
| Zooplankton feeding activity is hypothesized to attenuate the downward flux of elements in the ocean. We investigated whether the zooplankton community composition could influence the flux attenuation, due to the differences of feeding modes (feeding on dispersed vs. aggregated particles) and of metabolic rates. We fed 5 copepod species-three calanoid, one harpacticoid and one poecilamastoid-microplankton food, in either dispersed or aggregated form and measured rates of respiration, fecal pellet production and egg production. Calanoid copepods were able to feed only on dispersed food; when their food was introduced as aggregates, their pellet production and respiration rates decreased to rates observed for starved individuals. In contrast, harpacticoids... |
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| Ano: 2017 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00616/72820/72427.pdf |
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