Dynamics of organic matter and bacterial activity in the Fram Strait during summer and autumn
The Arctic Ocean is considerably affected by the consequences of global warming, including more extreme seasonal fluctuations in the physical environment. So far, little is known about seasonality in Arctic marine ecosystems in particular microbial dynamics and cycling of organic matter. The limited...
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crroyalsociety:10.1098/rsta.2019.0366 2024-09-30T14:29:40+00:00 Dynamics of organic matter and bacterial activity in the Fram Strait during summer and autumn von Jackowski, Anabel Grosse, Julia Nöthig, Eva-Maria Engel, Anja Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung 2020 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2019.0366 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsta.2019.0366 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full-xml/10.1098/rsta.2019.0366 en eng The Royal Society http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences volume 378, issue 2181, page 20190366 ISSN 1364-503X 1471-2962 journal-article 2020 crroyalsociety https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2019.0366 2024-09-17T04:34:50Z The Arctic Ocean is considerably affected by the consequences of global warming, including more extreme seasonal fluctuations in the physical environment. So far, little is known about seasonality in Arctic marine ecosystems in particular microbial dynamics and cycling of organic matter. The limited characterization can be partially attributed to logistic difficulties of sampling in the Arctic Ocean beyond the summer season. Here, we investigated the distribution and composition of dissolved organic matter (DOM), gel particles and heterotrophic bacterial activity in the Fram Strait during summer and autumn. Our results revealed that phytoplankton biomass influenced the concentration and composition of semi-labile dissolved organic carbon (DOC), which strongly decreased from summer to autumn. The seasonal decrease in bioavailability of DOM appeared to be the dominant control on bacterial abundance and activity, while no temperature effect was determined. Additionally, there were clear differences in transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) and Coomassie Blue stainable particles (CSP) dynamics. The amount of TEP and CSP decreased from summer to autumn, but CSP was relatively enriched in both seasons. Our study therewith indicates clear seasonal differences in the microbial cycling of organic matter in the Fram Strait. Our data may help to establish baseline knowledge about seasonal changes in microbial ecosystem dynamics to better assess the impact of environmental change in the warming Arctic Ocean. This article is part of the theme issue ‘The changing Arctic Ocean: consequences for biological communities, biogeochemical processes and ecosystem functioning’. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Ocean Fram Strait Global warming Phytoplankton The Royal Society Arctic Arctic Ocean Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 378 2181 20190366 |
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The Arctic Ocean is considerably affected by the consequences of global warming, including more extreme seasonal fluctuations in the physical environment. So far, little is known about seasonality in Arctic marine ecosystems in particular microbial dynamics and cycling of organic matter. The limited characterization can be partially attributed to logistic difficulties of sampling in the Arctic Ocean beyond the summer season. Here, we investigated the distribution and composition of dissolved organic matter (DOM), gel particles and heterotrophic bacterial activity in the Fram Strait during summer and autumn. Our results revealed that phytoplankton biomass influenced the concentration and composition of semi-labile dissolved organic carbon (DOC), which strongly decreased from summer to autumn. The seasonal decrease in bioavailability of DOM appeared to be the dominant control on bacterial abundance and activity, while no temperature effect was determined. Additionally, there were clear differences in transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) and Coomassie Blue stainable particles (CSP) dynamics. The amount of TEP and CSP decreased from summer to autumn, but CSP was relatively enriched in both seasons. Our study therewith indicates clear seasonal differences in the microbial cycling of organic matter in the Fram Strait. Our data may help to establish baseline knowledge about seasonal changes in microbial ecosystem dynamics to better assess the impact of environmental change in the warming Arctic Ocean. This article is part of the theme issue ‘The changing Arctic Ocean: consequences for biological communities, biogeochemical processes and ecosystem functioning’. |
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von Jackowski, Anabel Grosse, Julia Nöthig, Eva-Maria Engel, Anja Dynamics of organic matter and bacterial activity in the Fram Strait during summer and autumn |
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Dynamics of organic matter and bacterial activity in the Fram Strait during summer and autumn |
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Dynamics of organic matter and bacterial activity in the Fram Strait during summer and autumn |
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Dynamics of organic matter and bacterial activity in the Fram Strait during summer and autumn |
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Dynamics of organic matter and bacterial activity in the Fram Strait during summer and autumn |
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Dynamics of organic matter and bacterial activity in the Fram Strait during summer and autumn |
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dynamics of organic matter and bacterial activity in the fram strait during summer and autumn |
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