Phytoplankton growth and microzooplankton grazing in the subtropical Northeast Atlantic.
Dilution experiments were performed to estimate phytoplankton growth and microzooplankton grazing rates during two Lagrangian surveys in inner and eastern locations of the Eastern North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre province (NAST-E). Our design included two phytoplankton size fractions (0.2-5 µm and &g...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:08df050cd0ed4aceb5688b7ce99bf59f 2023-05-15T17:32:41+02:00 Phytoplankton growth and microzooplankton grazing in the subtropical Northeast Atlantic. Carlos Cáceres Fernando González Taboada Juan Höfer Ricardo Anadón 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069159 https://doaj.org/article/08df050cd0ed4aceb5688b7ce99bf59f EN eng Public Library of Science (PLoS) http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3720584?pdf=render https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203 1932-6203 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0069159 https://doaj.org/article/08df050cd0ed4aceb5688b7ce99bf59f PLoS ONE, Vol 8, Iss 7, p e69159 (2013) Medicine R Science Q article 2013 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069159 2022-12-31T03:38:55Z Dilution experiments were performed to estimate phytoplankton growth and microzooplankton grazing rates during two Lagrangian surveys in inner and eastern locations of the Eastern North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre province (NAST-E). Our design included two phytoplankton size fractions (0.2-5 µm and >5 µm) and five depths, allowing us to characterize differences in growth and grazing rates between size fractions and depths, as well as to estimate vertically integrated measurements. Phytoplankton growth rates were high (0.11-1.60 d(-1)), especially in the case of the large fraction. Grazing rates were also high (0.15-1.29 d(-1)), suggesting high turnover rates within the phytoplankton community. The integrated balances between phytoplankton growth and grazing losses were close to zero, although deviations were detected at several depths. Also, O2 supersaturation was observed up to 110 m depth during both Lagrangian surveys. These results add up to increased evidence indicating an autotrophic metabolic balance in oceanic subtropical gyres. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Northeast Atlantic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles PLoS ONE 8 7 e69159 |
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Dilution experiments were performed to estimate phytoplankton growth and microzooplankton grazing rates during two Lagrangian surveys in inner and eastern locations of the Eastern North Atlantic Subtropical Gyre province (NAST-E). Our design included two phytoplankton size fractions (0.2-5 µm and >5 µm) and five depths, allowing us to characterize differences in growth and grazing rates between size fractions and depths, as well as to estimate vertically integrated measurements. Phytoplankton growth rates were high (0.11-1.60 d(-1)), especially in the case of the large fraction. Grazing rates were also high (0.15-1.29 d(-1)), suggesting high turnover rates within the phytoplankton community. The integrated balances between phytoplankton growth and grazing losses were close to zero, although deviations were detected at several depths. Also, O2 supersaturation was observed up to 110 m depth during both Lagrangian surveys. These results add up to increased evidence indicating an autotrophic metabolic balance in oceanic subtropical gyres. |
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Phytoplankton growth and microzooplankton grazing in the subtropical Northeast Atlantic. |
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Phytoplankton growth and microzooplankton grazing in the subtropical Northeast Atlantic. |
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