Hydrothermal vents trigger massive phytoplankton blooms in the Southern Ocean

Hydrothermal activity is recognized to be significant in regulating the dynamics of trace elements in the ocean. Here the authors report the first observational evidence of upwelled hydrothermally influenced deep waters stimulating massive phytoplankton blooms in the Southern Ocean.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Mathieu Ardyna, Léo Lacour, Sara Sergi, Francesco d’Ovidio, Jean-Baptiste Sallée, Mathieu Rembauville, Stéphane Blain, Alessandro Tagliabue, Reiner Schlitzer, Catherine Jeandel, Kevin Robert Arrigo, Hervé Claustre
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019
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Science
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Southern Ocean
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09973-6
https://doaj.org/article/4999949bc2b546aba451704741e422e9
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Summary:Hydrothermal activity is recognized to be significant in regulating the dynamics of trace elements in the ocean. Here the authors report the first observational evidence of upwelled hydrothermally influenced deep waters stimulating massive phytoplankton blooms in the Southern Ocean.

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