Pelagic community production and carbon-nutrient stoichiometry under variable ocean acidification in an Arctic fjord
Net community production (NCP) and carbon to nutrient uptake ratios were studied during a large-scale mesocosm experiment on ocean acidification in Kongsfjorden, western Svalbard, during June–July 2010. Nutrient depleted fjord water with natural plankton assemblages, enclosed in nine mesocosms of ~...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:15716ec30cae4d7a867e62eaf25854c0 2023-05-15T15:16:19+02:00 Pelagic community production and carbon-nutrient stoichiometry under variable ocean acidification in an Arctic fjord A. Silyakova R. G. J. Bellerby K. G. Schulz J. Czerny T. Tanaka G. Nondal U. Riebesell A. Engel T. De Lange A. Ludvig 2013-07-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-4847-2013 https://doaj.org/article/15716ec30cae4d7a867e62eaf25854c0 EN eng Copernicus Publications http://www.biogeosciences.net/10/4847/2013/bg-10-4847-2013.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/1726-4170 https://doaj.org/toc/1726-4189 doi:10.5194/bg-10-4847-2013 1726-4170 1726-4189 https://doaj.org/article/15716ec30cae4d7a867e62eaf25854c0 Biogeosciences, Vol 10, Iss 7, Pp 4847-4859 (2013) Ecology QH540-549.5 Life QH501-531 Geology QE1-996.5 article 2013 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-4847-2013 2022-12-30T23:13:46Z Net community production (NCP) and carbon to nutrient uptake ratios were studied during a large-scale mesocosm experiment on ocean acidification in Kongsfjorden, western Svalbard, during June–July 2010. Nutrient depleted fjord water with natural plankton assemblages, enclosed in nine mesocosms of ~ 50 m 3 in volume, was exposed to p CO 2 levels ranging initially from 185 to 1420 μatm. NCP estimations are the cumulative change in dissolved inorganic carbon concentrations after accounting for gas exchange and total alkalinity variations. Stoichiometric coupling between inorganic carbon and nutrient net uptake is shown as a ratio of NCP to a cumulative change in inorganic nutrients. Phytoplankton growth was stimulated by nutrient addition half way through the experiment and three distinct peaks in chlorophyll a concentration were observed during the experiment. Accordingly, the experiment was divided in three phases. Cumulative NCP was similar in all mesocosms over the duration of the experiment. However, in phases I and II, NCP was higher and in phase III lower at elevated p CO 2 . Due to relatively low inorganic nutrient concentration in phase I, C : N and C : P uptake ratios were calculated only for the period after nutrient addition (phase II and phase III). For the total post-nutrient period (phase II + phase III) ratios were close to Redfield, however they were lower in phase II and higher in phase III. Variability of NCP, C : N and C : P uptake ratios in different phases reflects the effect of increasing CO 2 on phytoplankton community composition and succession. The phytoplankton community was composed predominantly of haptophytes in phase I, prasinophytes, dinoflagellates, and cryptophytes in phase II, and haptophytes, prasinophytes, dinoflagellates and chlorophytes in phase III (Schulz et al., 2013). Increasing ambient inorganic carbon concentrations have also been shown to promote primary production and carbon assimilation. For this study, it is clear that the pelagic ecosystem response to increasing CO ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Kongsfjord* Kongsfjorden Ocean acidification Phytoplankton Svalbard Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Svalbard Biogeosciences 10 7 4847 4859 |
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Net community production (NCP) and carbon to nutrient uptake ratios were studied during a large-scale mesocosm experiment on ocean acidification in Kongsfjorden, western Svalbard, during June–July 2010. Nutrient depleted fjord water with natural plankton assemblages, enclosed in nine mesocosms of ~ 50 m 3 in volume, was exposed to p CO 2 levels ranging initially from 185 to 1420 μatm. NCP estimations are the cumulative change in dissolved inorganic carbon concentrations after accounting for gas exchange and total alkalinity variations. Stoichiometric coupling between inorganic carbon and nutrient net uptake is shown as a ratio of NCP to a cumulative change in inorganic nutrients. Phytoplankton growth was stimulated by nutrient addition half way through the experiment and three distinct peaks in chlorophyll a concentration were observed during the experiment. Accordingly, the experiment was divided in three phases. Cumulative NCP was similar in all mesocosms over the duration of the experiment. However, in phases I and II, NCP was higher and in phase III lower at elevated p CO 2 . Due to relatively low inorganic nutrient concentration in phase I, C : N and C : P uptake ratios were calculated only for the period after nutrient addition (phase II and phase III). For the total post-nutrient period (phase II + phase III) ratios were close to Redfield, however they were lower in phase II and higher in phase III. Variability of NCP, C : N and C : P uptake ratios in different phases reflects the effect of increasing CO 2 on phytoplankton community composition and succession. The phytoplankton community was composed predominantly of haptophytes in phase I, prasinophytes, dinoflagellates, and cryptophytes in phase II, and haptophytes, prasinophytes, dinoflagellates and chlorophytes in phase III (Schulz et al., 2013). Increasing ambient inorganic carbon concentrations have also been shown to promote primary production and carbon assimilation. For this study, it is clear that the pelagic ecosystem response to increasing CO ... |
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Pelagic community production and carbon-nutrient stoichiometry under variable ocean acidification in an Arctic fjord |
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Pelagic community production and carbon-nutrient stoichiometry under variable ocean acidification in an Arctic fjord |
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Pelagic community production and carbon-nutrient stoichiometry under variable ocean acidification in an Arctic fjord |
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