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| Dehairs, F.; Fripiat, F.; Cavagna, A. -j.; Trull, T.w.; Fernandez, C.; Davies, D.; Roukaerts, A.; Fonseca Batista, D.; Planchon, F.; Elskens, M.. |
| This paper presents whole water column data for nitrate N, O isotopic composition for the Kerguelen Plateau area and the basin extending east of Heard Island, aiming at understanding the N-cycling in this naturally iron fertilized area that is characterized by large re-current phytoplankton blooms. The KEOPS 2 expedition (October-November 2011) took place in spring season and complements knowledge gathered during an earlier summer expedition to the same area (KEOPS 1, February-March 2005). As noted by others a remarkable condition of the system is the moderate consumption of nitrate over the season (nitrate remains >20 mu M) while silicic acid becomes depleted, suggesting significant recycling of nitrogen. Nitrate isotopic signatures in the upper water... |
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| Ano: 2015 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00260/37085/35584.pdf |
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| Fripiat, F.; Elskens, M.; Trull, T. W.; Blain, S.; Cavagna, A. -j.; Fernandez, C.; Fonseca-batista, D.; Planchon, F.; Raimbault, P.; Roukaerts, A.; Dehairs, F.. |
| Nitrification, the microbially mediated oxidation of ammonium into nitrate, is generally expected to be low in the Southern Ocean mixed layer. This paradigm assumes that nitrate is mainly provided through vertical mixing and assimilated during the vegetative season, supporting the concept that nitrate uptake is equivalent to the new primary production (i.e., primary production which is potentially available for export). Here we show that nitrification is significant (~40–80% of the seasonal nitrate uptake) in the naturally iron-fertilized bloom over the southeast Kerguelen Plateau. Hence, a large fraction of the nitrate-based primary production is regenerated, instead of being exported. It appears that nitrate assimilation (light dependent) and... |
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| Ano: 2015 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00296/40704/39700.pdf |
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