The role of mesozooplankton grazing in the biogeochemical cycle of silicon in the Southern Ocean
Calanus simillimus, Rhincalanus gigas, grazing, biogeochemistry, biogenic silica. - The role of copepod grazing, particularly of Calanus simillimus and Rhincalanus gigas, in the biogeochemical cycles of silicon (Si) and carbon (C) in the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) of the Southern Ocean is i...
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ftdatacite:10.23689/fidgeo-206 2023-05-15T13:30:24+02:00 The role of mesozooplankton grazing in the biogeochemical cycle of silicon in the Southern Ocean Schultes, Sabine 2004 https://dx.doi.org/10.23689/fidgeo-206 https://e-docs.geo-leo.de/handle/11858/00-1735-0000-0001-3156-D en eng Univ. Bremen Text book Book 2004 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.23689/fidgeo-206 2021-11-05T12:55:41Z Calanus simillimus, Rhincalanus gigas, grazing, biogeochemistry, biogenic silica. - The role of copepod grazing, particularly of Calanus simillimus and Rhincalanus gigas, in the biogeochemical cycles of silicon (Si) and carbon (C) in the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) of the Southern Ocean is investigated. The two grazers show differences in feeding behavior before and in response to a diatom bloom stimulated by in situ iron fertilization. The continuously high feeding activity of C. simillimus on diatoms is conducive to enhance the export of primary produced C and Si. The grazing impact of this key species is high enough to influence population dynamics in the microplankton communities of the ACC. In the pre-bloom situation, R. gigas fulfils most of its carbon requirement through grazing on detritus and thereby effectively reduces the vertical fecal flux produced by C. simillimus. It is proposed that a Copepod-Retention-System for organic material is put in place by the copepod community under High Nutrient Low Chlorophyll (HNLC) conditions. Prey switching by R. gigas from detritus to diatoms in the bloom situation lifts the grazing check on the detritus flux and enables loss of particulate C and Si from the surface layer with fast sinking fecal pellets. Results from dissolution experiments indicate that the enclosure of biogenic silica (BSi) in copepod fecal pellets prevents the dissolution of diatom frustules. Diatoms submitted to grazing of copepods and krill (Euphausia superba) dissolved 4 to 26 times slower than un-grazed controls. : thesis Text Antarc* Antarctic Euphausia superba Southern Ocean Copepods DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) Antarctic Southern Ocean The Antarctic |
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Calanus simillimus, Rhincalanus gigas, grazing, biogeochemistry, biogenic silica. - The role of copepod grazing, particularly of Calanus simillimus and Rhincalanus gigas, in the biogeochemical cycles of silicon (Si) and carbon (C) in the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) of the Southern Ocean is investigated. The two grazers show differences in feeding behavior before and in response to a diatom bloom stimulated by in situ iron fertilization. The continuously high feeding activity of C. simillimus on diatoms is conducive to enhance the export of primary produced C and Si. The grazing impact of this key species is high enough to influence population dynamics in the microplankton communities of the ACC. In the pre-bloom situation, R. gigas fulfils most of its carbon requirement through grazing on detritus and thereby effectively reduces the vertical fecal flux produced by C. simillimus. It is proposed that a Copepod-Retention-System for organic material is put in place by the copepod community under High Nutrient Low Chlorophyll (HNLC) conditions. Prey switching by R. gigas from detritus to diatoms in the bloom situation lifts the grazing check on the detritus flux and enables loss of particulate C and Si from the surface layer with fast sinking fecal pellets. Results from dissolution experiments indicate that the enclosure of biogenic silica (BSi) in copepod fecal pellets prevents the dissolution of diatom frustules. Diatoms submitted to grazing of copepods and krill (Euphausia superba) dissolved 4 to 26 times slower than un-grazed controls. : thesis |
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The role of mesozooplankton grazing in the biogeochemical cycle of silicon in the Southern Ocean |
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The role of mesozooplankton grazing in the biogeochemical cycle of silicon in the Southern Ocean |
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The role of mesozooplankton grazing in the biogeochemical cycle of silicon in the Southern Ocean |
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The role of mesozooplankton grazing in the biogeochemical cycle of silicon in the Southern Ocean |
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The role of mesozooplankton grazing in the biogeochemical cycle of silicon in the Southern Ocean |
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role of mesozooplankton grazing in the biogeochemical cycle of silicon in the southern ocean |
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https://dx.doi.org/10.23689/fidgeo-206 https://e-docs.geo-leo.de/handle/11858/00-1735-0000-0001-3156-D |
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Antarc* Antarctic Euphausia superba Southern Ocean Copepods |
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