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| Lasbleiz, M.; Leblanc, K.; Blain, S.; Ras, J.; Cornet-barthaux, V.; Nunige, S. Helias; Queguiner, B.. |
| The particulate matter distribution and phytoplankton community structure of the iron-fertilized Kerguelen region were investigated in early austral spring (October-November 2011) during the KEOPS2 cruise. The iron-fertilized region was characterized by a complex mesoscale circulation resulting in a patchy distribution of particulate matter. Integrated concentrations over 200 m ranged from 72.2 to 317.7 mg m(-2) for chlorophyll a 314 to 744 mmol m(-2) for biogenic silica (BSi), 1106 to 2268 mmol m(-2) for particulate organic carbon, 215 to 436 mmol m(-2) for particulate organic nitrogen, and 29.3 to 39.0 mmol m(-2) for particulate organic phosphorus. Three distinct high biomass areas were identified: the coastal waters of Kerguelen Islands, the easternmost... |
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| Ano: 2014 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00291/40222/39345.pdf |
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| Berthelot, H; Moutin, T.; L'Helguen, S.; Leblanc, K.; Helias, S.; Grosso, O.; Leblond, N.; Charriere, B.; Bonnet, S.. |
| In the oligotrophic ocean characterized by nitrate (NO3-) depletion in surface waters, dinitrogen (N-2) fixation and dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) can represent significant nitrogen (N) sources for the ecosystem. In this study, we deployed large in situ mesocosms in New Caledonia in order to investigate (1) the contribution of N-2 fixation and DON use to primary production (PP) and particle export and (2) the fate of the freshly produced particulate organic N (PON), i.e., whether it is preferentially accumulated and recycled in the water column or exported out of the system. The mesocosms were fertilized with phosphate (PO43-) in order to prevent phosphorus (P) limitation and promote N-2 fixation. The diazotrophic community was dominated by... |
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| Ano: 2015 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00275/38672/73173.pdf |
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| Cavagna, A. J.; Fripiat, F.; Elskens, M.; Dehairs, F.; Mangion, P.; Chirurgien, L.; Closset, I.; Lasbleiz, M.; Flores–leiva, L.; Cardinal, D.; Leblanc, K.; Fernandez, C.; Lefèvre, D.; Oriol, L.; Blain, S.; Quéguiner, B.. |
| Although the Southern Ocean is considered a High Nutrient Low Chlorophyll area (HNLC), massive and recurrent blooms are observed over and downstream the Kerguelen Plateau. This mosaic of blooms is triggered by a higher iron supply resulting from the interaction between the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and the local bathymetry. Net primary production, N-uptake (NO3− and NH4+), and nitrification rates were measured at 8 stations in austral spring 2011 (October–November) during the KEOPS2 cruise in the Kerguelen area. Iron fertilization stimulates primary production, with integrated net primary production and growth rates much higher in the fertilized areas (up to 315 mmol C m−2 d−1 and up to 0.31 d−1, respectively) compared to the HNLC reference site (12... |
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| Ano: 2014 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00294/40558/39445.pdf |
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| Loisel, H.; Vantrepotte, V.; Norkvist, K.; Meriaux, Xavier; Kheireddine, M.; Ras, J.; Pujo-pay, M.; Combet, Y.; Leblanc, K.; Dall'Olmo, G.; Mauriac, R.; Dessailly, D.; Moutin, T.. |
| The variability of inherent optical properties is investigated in the ultra-oligotrophic waters of the Mediterranean Sea sampled during the BOUM experiment performed during early summer 2008. Bio-optical relationships found for ultra-oligotrophic waters of the three anticyclonic gyres sampled significantly depart from the mean standard relationships provided for the global ocean, confirming the peculiar character of these Mediterranean waters. These optical anomalies are diversely related to the specific biological and environmental conditions occurring in the studied ecosystem. Specifically, the surface specific phytoplankton absorption coefficient exhibits values lower than those expected from the general relationships mainly in relation with a high... |
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| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00133/24403/22415.pdf |
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| Crombet, Y.; Leblanc, K.; Queguiner, B.; Moutin, T.; Rimmelin, P.; Ras, J.; Claustre, H.; Leblond, N.; Oriol, L.; Pujo-pay, M.. |
| The silicon biogeochemical cycle has been studied in the Mediterranean Sea during late summer/early autumn 1999 and summer 2008. The distribution of nutrients, particulate carbon and silicon, fucoxanthin (Fuco), and total chlorophyll-a (TChl-a) were investigated along an eastward gradient of oligotrophy during two cruises (PROSOPE and BOUM) encompassing the entire Mediterranean Sea during the stratified period. At both seasons, surface waters were depleted in nutrients and the nutriclines gradually deepened towards the East, the phosphacline being the deepest in the easternmost Levantine basin. Following the nutriclines, parallel deep maxima of biogenic silica (DSM), fucoxanthin (DFM) and TChl-a (DCM) were evidenced during both seasons with maximal... |
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| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00133/24393/22421.pdf |
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| Leblanc, K.; Aristegui, J.; Armand, L.; Assmy, P.; Beker, B.; Bode, A.; Breton, E.; Cornet, V.; Gibson, J.; Gosselin, M. -p.; Kopczynska, E.; Marshall, H.; Peloquin, J.; Piontkovski, S.; Poulton, A. J.; Queguiner, B.; Schiebel, R.; Shipe, R.; Stefels, J.; Van Leeuwe, M. A.; Varela, M.; Widdicombe, C.; Yallop, M.. |
| Phytoplankton identification and abundance data are now commonly feeding plankton distribution databases worldwide. This study is a first attempt to compile the largest possible body of data available from different databases as well as from individual published or unpublished datasets regarding diatom distribution in the world ocean. The data obtained originate from time series studies as well as spatial studies. This effort is supported by the Marine Ecosystem Model Inter-Comparison Project (MAREMIP), which aims at building consistent datasets for the main plankton functional types (PFTs) in order to help validate biogeochemical ocean models by using carbon (C) biomass derived from abundance data. In this study we collected over 293 000 individual... |
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| Ano: 2012 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00373/48464/48718.pdf |
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| Tremblay, L.; Caparros, J.; Leblanc, K.; Obernosterer, I.. |
| Natural iron fertilization of high-nutrient low-chlorophyll (HNLC) waters induces annually occurring spring phytoplankton blooms off the Kerguelen Islands (Southern Ocean). To examine the origin and fate of particulate and dissolved organic matter (POM and DOM), D- and L-amino acids (AA) were quantified at bloom and HNLC stations. Total hydrolyzable AA accounted for 21-25% of surface particulate organic carbon (% POCAA) at the bloom sites, but for 10% at the HNLC site. A marked decrease in % POCAA with depth was observed at the most productive stations leading to values between 3 and 5% below 300 m depth. AA contributed to only 0.9-4.4% of dissolved organic carbon (%DOCAA) at all stations. The only consistent vertical trend was observed at the most... |
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| Ano: 2015 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00352/46293/45945.pdf |
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| Cavagna, A. J.; Fripiat, F.; Elskens, M.; Mangion, P.; Chirurgien, L.; Closset, I.; Lasbleiz, M.; Florez-leiva, L.; Cardinal, D.; Leblanc, K.; Fernandez, C.; Lefevre, D.; Oriol, L.; Blain, S.; Queguiner, B.; Dehairs, F.. |
| Although the Southern Ocean is considered a high-nutrient, low-chlorophyll (HNLC) area, massive and recurrent blooms are observed over and downstream of the Kerguelen Plateau. This mosaic of blooms is triggered by a higher iron supply resulting from the interaction between the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and the local bathymetry. Net primary production, N uptake (NO3− and NH4+), and nitrification rates were measured at eight stations in austral spring 2011 (October–November) during the KEOPS 2 cruise in the Kerguelen Plateau area. Natural iron fertilization stimulated primary production, with mixed layer integrated net primary production and growth rates much higher in the fertilized areas (up to 315 mmol C m−2 d−1 and up to 0.31 d−1 respectively)... |
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| Ano: 2015 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00294/40561/39448.pdf |
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| Closset, I.; Lasbleiz, M.; Leblanc, K.; Queguiner, B.; Cavagna, A. -j.; Elskens, M.; Navez, J.; Cardinal, D.. |
| A massive diatom bloom is observed each year in the surface waters of the naturally Fe-fertilized Kerguelen Plateau (Southern Ocean). We measured biogenic silica production and dissolution fluxes (rho Si and rho Diss, respectively) in the mixed layer in the vicinity of the Kerguelen Plateau during austral spring 2011 (KEOPS-2 cruise). We compare results from a high-nutrient low-chlorophyll reference station and stations with different degrees of iron enrichment and bloom conditions. Above the plateau biogenic rho Si are among the highest reported so far in the Southern Ocean (up to 47.9 mmol m(-2) d(-1)). Although significant (10.2 mmol m(-2) d(-1) on average), rho Diss were generally much lower than production rates. Uptake ratios (rho Si : rho C and rho... |
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| Ano: 2014 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00291/40220/39341.pdf |
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