Supplementary material from "A ‘shallow bathtub ring’ of local sedimentary iron input maintains the Palmer Deep biological hotspot on the West Antarctic Peninsula shelf" ...
Palmer Deep (PD) is one of several regional hotspots of biological productivity along the inner shelf of the Western Antarctic Peninsula. The proximity of hotspots to shelf-crossing deep troughs has led to the ‘canyon hypothesis’, which proposes that circumpolar deep water flowing shoreward along th...
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ftdatacite:10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4055285 2024-10-20T14:03:42+00:00 Supplementary material from "A ‘shallow bathtub ring’ of local sedimentary iron input maintains the Palmer Deep biological hotspot on the West Antarctic Peninsula shelf" ... M. Sherrell, Robert Annett, Amber L. N. Fitzsimmons, Jessica Roccanova, Vincent J. Meredith, Michael P. 2018 https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4055285 https://rs.figshare.com/collections/Supplementary_material_from_A_shallow_bathtub_ring_of_local_sedimentary_iron_input_maintains_the_Palmer_Deep_biological_hotspot_on_the_West_Antarctic_Peninsula_shelf_/4055285 unknown The Royal Society Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode cc-by-4.0 Collection article 2018 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4055285 2024-10-01T12:16:10Z Palmer Deep (PD) is one of several regional hotspots of biological productivity along the inner shelf of the Western Antarctic Peninsula. The proximity of hotspots to shelf-crossing deep troughs has led to the ‘canyon hypothesis’, which proposes that circumpolar deep water flowing shoreward along the canyons is upwelled on the inner shelf, carrying nutrients including iron (Fe) to surface waters, maintaining phytoplankton blooms. We present here full-depth profiles of dissolved and particulate Fe and manganese (Mn) from eight stations around PD, sampled in January and early February of 2015 and 2016, allowing the first detailed evaluation of Fe sources to the area's euphotic zone. We show that upwelling of deep water does not control Fe flux to the surface; instead, shallow sediment-sourced Fe inputs are transported horizontally from surrounding coastlines, creating strong vertical gradients of dissolved Fe within the upper 100 m that supply this limiting nutrient to the local ecosystem. The supply of ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula DataCite Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Palmer Deep ENVELOPE(-64.400,-64.400,-64.950,-64.950) |
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Palmer Deep (PD) is one of several regional hotspots of biological productivity along the inner shelf of the Western Antarctic Peninsula. The proximity of hotspots to shelf-crossing deep troughs has led to the ‘canyon hypothesis’, which proposes that circumpolar deep water flowing shoreward along the canyons is upwelled on the inner shelf, carrying nutrients including iron (Fe) to surface waters, maintaining phytoplankton blooms. We present here full-depth profiles of dissolved and particulate Fe and manganese (Mn) from eight stations around PD, sampled in January and early February of 2015 and 2016, allowing the first detailed evaluation of Fe sources to the area's euphotic zone. We show that upwelling of deep water does not control Fe flux to the surface; instead, shallow sediment-sourced Fe inputs are transported horizontally from surrounding coastlines, creating strong vertical gradients of dissolved Fe within the upper 100 m that supply this limiting nutrient to the local ecosystem. The supply of ... |
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M. Sherrell, Robert Annett, Amber L. N. Fitzsimmons, Jessica Roccanova, Vincent J. Meredith, Michael P. Supplementary material from "A ‘shallow bathtub ring’ of local sedimentary iron input maintains the Palmer Deep biological hotspot on the West Antarctic Peninsula shelf" ... |
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M. Sherrell, Robert Annett, Amber L. N. Fitzsimmons, Jessica Roccanova, Vincent J. Meredith, Michael P. |
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M. Sherrell, Robert |
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Supplementary material from "A ‘shallow bathtub ring’ of local sedimentary iron input maintains the Palmer Deep biological hotspot on the West Antarctic Peninsula shelf" ... |
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Supplementary material from "A ‘shallow bathtub ring’ of local sedimentary iron input maintains the Palmer Deep biological hotspot on the West Antarctic Peninsula shelf" ... |
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Supplementary material from "A ‘shallow bathtub ring’ of local sedimentary iron input maintains the Palmer Deep biological hotspot on the West Antarctic Peninsula shelf" ... |
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Supplementary material from "A ‘shallow bathtub ring’ of local sedimentary iron input maintains the Palmer Deep biological hotspot on the West Antarctic Peninsula shelf" ... |
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Supplementary material from "A ‘shallow bathtub ring’ of local sedimentary iron input maintains the Palmer Deep biological hotspot on the West Antarctic Peninsula shelf" ... |
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supplementary material from "a ‘shallow bathtub ring’ of local sedimentary iron input maintains the palmer deep biological hotspot on the west antarctic peninsula shelf" ... |
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https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4055285 https://rs.figshare.com/collections/Supplementary_material_from_A_shallow_bathtub_ring_of_local_sedimentary_iron_input_maintains_the_Palmer_Deep_biological_hotspot_on_the_West_Antarctic_Peninsula_shelf_/4055285 |
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