Biological productivity regime and associated N cycling in the vicinity of Kerguelen Island area, Southern Ocean

• Main Authors: 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.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus GmbH 2014
• Subjects: Antarctic; Austral; Kerguelen; Kerguelen Island; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00294/40558/39445.pdf; https://doi.org/10.5194/bgd-11-18073-2014; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00294/40558/

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 Curr...