Production regime and associated N cycling in the vicinity of Kerguelen Island, Southern Ocean

• Published in: Biogeosciences
• Main Authors: Cavagna, A. J., Fripiat, F., Elskens, M., Mangion, P., Chirurgien, L., Closset, I., Lasbleiz, M., Florez-Leiva, L., Cardinal, D., Leblanc, K., Fernandez, C., Lefèvre, D., Oriol, L., Blain, S., Quéguiner, B., Dehairs, F.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Antarctic; Austral; Kerguelen; Kerguelen Island; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-6515-2015; https://www.biogeosciences.net/12/6515/2015/

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...