Nitrogen cycling in an estuarine upwelling system, the Ría de Arousa (NW Spain). I. Short-time-scale patterns of hydrodynamic and biogeochemical circulation
13 pages, 9 figures, 1 table. Nitrogen species distributions in the Ría de Arousa, NW Spain, during the upwelling season are strongly affected by the influence of shelf wind stress on water circulation. Intermittent northerly winds forced large volumes of nitrate-rich Eastern North Atlantic Central...
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ftcsic:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/26003 2024-02-11T10:06:48+01:00 Nitrogen cycling in an estuarine upwelling system, the Ría de Arousa (NW Spain). I. Short-time-scale patterns of hydrodynamic and biogeochemical circulation Álvarez-Salgado, Xosé Antón Rosón, Gabriel Pérez, Fiz F. Figueiras, F. G. Pazos, Yolanda 1996-05 1806479 bytes application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10261/26003 https://doi.org/10.3354/meps135259 en eng Inter Research http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps135259 Marine Ecology Progress Series 135: 259-273 (1996) 0171-8630 http://hdl.handle.net/10261/26003 doi:10.3354/meps135259 open Nitrogen speciation Rías Baixas (NW Spain) Upwelling/downwelling Mussel rafts artículo http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 1996 ftcsic https://doi.org/10.3354/meps135259 2024-01-16T09:27:35Z 13 pages, 9 figures, 1 table. Nitrogen species distributions in the Ría de Arousa, NW Spain, during the upwelling season are strongly affected by the influence of shelf wind stress on water circulation. Intermittent northerly winds forced large volumes of nitrate-rich Eastern North Atlantic Central Water into the ría with a fortnightly periodicity and led to net community production maxima supported by external nitrate. Net community production in the central segment of the estuary was high (average 251 mg m-2 d-1 of nitrogen). However, only 20% of the total nutrient input was net taken up due to rapid water exchange. An intensive culture of hanging mussels favoured dissolved organic nitrogen formation (58% of net community production) and particulate organic nitrogen sedimentation (21% of net community production, or 50% of net particulate organic nitrogen formation). Consequently, more than 75% of the net dissolved+particulate organic nitrogen production was exported from the central segment, with a dissolved/particulate ratio of ~3. In addition, 40% of phytoplankton gross primary production was internally recycled by pelagic+benthic ammonification in the central segment, mainly during prolonged upwelling relaxations. Low rates of particulate organic nitrogen sedimentation and low levels of conversion to dissolved organic nitrogen were observed during the development of a red tide assemblage. This appears to be field evidence of limited filtration by mussels in the presence of these organisms. A strong reversal in the residual circulation occurred in mid-October, during the transition from northerly to southerly winds. Ammonium released from the estuarine sediments, at a high average net rate of 162 mg N m-2 d-1, was exported towards the shelf. Support for this work came from C.I.C.Y.T Grant No. MAR88-0245 and funds from the Consellería de Pesca da Xunta de Galicia. Fellowships from the Spanish Ministerio de Educación y Cienca allowed X.A.A.-S., G.R. and Y.P. to carry out their Ph.D. theses as part of this ... Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Digital.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council) Marine Ecology Progress Series 135 259 273 |
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Nitrogen speciation Rías Baixas (NW Spain) Upwelling/downwelling Mussel rafts Álvarez-Salgado, Xosé Antón Rosón, Gabriel Pérez, Fiz F. Figueiras, F. G. Pazos, Yolanda Nitrogen cycling in an estuarine upwelling system, the Ría de Arousa (NW Spain). I. Short-time-scale patterns of hydrodynamic and biogeochemical circulation |
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13 pages, 9 figures, 1 table. Nitrogen species distributions in the Ría de Arousa, NW Spain, during the upwelling season are strongly affected by the influence of shelf wind stress on water circulation. Intermittent northerly winds forced large volumes of nitrate-rich Eastern North Atlantic Central Water into the ría with a fortnightly periodicity and led to net community production maxima supported by external nitrate. Net community production in the central segment of the estuary was high (average 251 mg m-2 d-1 of nitrogen). However, only 20% of the total nutrient input was net taken up due to rapid water exchange. An intensive culture of hanging mussels favoured dissolved organic nitrogen formation (58% of net community production) and particulate organic nitrogen sedimentation (21% of net community production, or 50% of net particulate organic nitrogen formation). Consequently, more than 75% of the net dissolved+particulate organic nitrogen production was exported from the central segment, with a dissolved/particulate ratio of ~3. In addition, 40% of phytoplankton gross primary production was internally recycled by pelagic+benthic ammonification in the central segment, mainly during prolonged upwelling relaxations. Low rates of particulate organic nitrogen sedimentation and low levels of conversion to dissolved organic nitrogen were observed during the development of a red tide assemblage. This appears to be field evidence of limited filtration by mussels in the presence of these organisms. A strong reversal in the residual circulation occurred in mid-October, during the transition from northerly to southerly winds. Ammonium released from the estuarine sediments, at a high average net rate of 162 mg N m-2 d-1, was exported towards the shelf. Support for this work came from C.I.C.Y.T Grant No. MAR88-0245 and funds from the Consellería de Pesca da Xunta de Galicia. Fellowships from the Spanish Ministerio de Educación y Cienca allowed X.A.A.-S., G.R. and Y.P. to carry out their Ph.D. theses as part of this ... |
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Nitrogen cycling in an estuarine upwelling system, the Ría de Arousa (NW Spain). I. Short-time-scale patterns of hydrodynamic and biogeochemical circulation |
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Nitrogen cycling in an estuarine upwelling system, the Ría de Arousa (NW Spain). I. Short-time-scale patterns of hydrodynamic and biogeochemical circulation |
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Nitrogen cycling in an estuarine upwelling system, the Ría de Arousa (NW Spain). I. Short-time-scale patterns of hydrodynamic and biogeochemical circulation |
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Nitrogen cycling in an estuarine upwelling system, the Ría de Arousa (NW Spain). I. Short-time-scale patterns of hydrodynamic and biogeochemical circulation |
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Nitrogen cycling in an estuarine upwelling system, the Ría de Arousa (NW Spain). I. Short-time-scale patterns of hydrodynamic and biogeochemical circulation |
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nitrogen cycling in an estuarine upwelling system, the ría de arousa (nw spain). i. short-time-scale patterns of hydrodynamic and biogeochemical circulation |
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