Downward particle flux and carbon export in the Beaufort Sea, Arctic Ocean; the role of zooplankton
As part of the international, multidisciplinary project Malina, downward particle fluxes were investigated by means of a drifting multi-sediment trap mooring deployed at three sites in the Canadian Beaufort Sea in late summer 2009. Mooring deployments lasted between 28 and 50 h and targeted the shel...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:71f90056680a4e98980d67d2af466def 2023-05-15T13:22:58+02:00 Downward particle flux and carbon export in the Beaufort Sea, Arctic Ocean; the role of zooplankton J.-C. Miquel B. Gasser J. Martín C. Marec M. Babin L. Fortier A. Forest 2015-08-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-5103-2015 https://doaj.org/article/71f90056680a4e98980d67d2af466def EN eng Copernicus Publications http://www.biogeosciences.net/12/5103/2015/bg-12-5103-2015.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/1726-4170 https://doaj.org/toc/1726-4189 1726-4170 1726-4189 doi:10.5194/bg-12-5103-2015 https://doaj.org/article/71f90056680a4e98980d67d2af466def Biogeosciences, Vol 12, Iss 16, Pp 5103-5117 (2015) Ecology QH540-549.5 Life QH501-531 Geology QE1-996.5 article 2015 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-5103-2015 2022-12-31T12:21:30Z As part of the international, multidisciplinary project Malina, downward particle fluxes were investigated by means of a drifting multi-sediment trap mooring deployed at three sites in the Canadian Beaufort Sea in late summer 2009. Mooring deployments lasted between 28 and 50 h and targeted the shelf-break and the slope along the Beaufort-Mackenzie continental margin, as well as the edge between the Mackenzie Shelf and the Amundsen Gulf. Besides analyses of C and N, the collected material was investigated for pigments, phyto- and microzooplankton, faecal pellets and swimmers. The measured fluxes were relatively low, in the range of 11–54 mg m −2 d −1 for the total mass, 1–15 mg C m −2 d −1 for organic carbon and 0.2–2.5 mg N m −2 d −1 for nitrogen. Comparison with a long-term trap data set from the same sampling area showed that the short-term measurements were at the lower end of the high variability characterizing a rather high flux regime during the study period. The sinking material consisted of aggregates and particles that were characterized by the presence of hetero- and autotrophic microzooplankters and diatoms and by the corresponding pigment signatures. Faecal pellets contribution to sinking carbon flux was important, especially at depths below 100 m, where they represented up to 25 % of the total carbon flux. The vertical distribution of different morphotypes of pellets showed a marked pattern with cylindrical faeces (produced by calanoid copepods) present mainly within the euphotic zone, whereas elliptical pellets (produced mainly by smaller copepods) were more abundant at mesopelagic depths. These features, together with the density of matter within the pellets, highlighted the role of the zooplankton community in the transformation of carbon issued from the primary production and the transition of that carbon from the productive surface zone to the Arctic Ocean's interior. Our data indicate that sinking carbon flux in this late summer period is primarily the result of a heterotrophic-driven ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Amundsen Gulf Arctic Arctic Ocean Beaufort Sea Mackenzie Shelf Zooplankton Copepods Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Arctic Ocean Biogeosciences 12 16 5103 5117 |
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As part of the international, multidisciplinary project Malina, downward particle fluxes were investigated by means of a drifting multi-sediment trap mooring deployed at three sites in the Canadian Beaufort Sea in late summer 2009. Mooring deployments lasted between 28 and 50 h and targeted the shelf-break and the slope along the Beaufort-Mackenzie continental margin, as well as the edge between the Mackenzie Shelf and the Amundsen Gulf. Besides analyses of C and N, the collected material was investigated for pigments, phyto- and microzooplankton, faecal pellets and swimmers. The measured fluxes were relatively low, in the range of 11–54 mg m −2 d −1 for the total mass, 1–15 mg C m −2 d −1 for organic carbon and 0.2–2.5 mg N m −2 d −1 for nitrogen. Comparison with a long-term trap data set from the same sampling area showed that the short-term measurements were at the lower end of the high variability characterizing a rather high flux regime during the study period. The sinking material consisted of aggregates and particles that were characterized by the presence of hetero- and autotrophic microzooplankters and diatoms and by the corresponding pigment signatures. Faecal pellets contribution to sinking carbon flux was important, especially at depths below 100 m, where they represented up to 25 % of the total carbon flux. The vertical distribution of different morphotypes of pellets showed a marked pattern with cylindrical faeces (produced by calanoid copepods) present mainly within the euphotic zone, whereas elliptical pellets (produced mainly by smaller copepods) were more abundant at mesopelagic depths. These features, together with the density of matter within the pellets, highlighted the role of the zooplankton community in the transformation of carbon issued from the primary production and the transition of that carbon from the productive surface zone to the Arctic Ocean's interior. Our data indicate that sinking carbon flux in this late summer period is primarily the result of a heterotrophic-driven ... |
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Downward particle flux and carbon export in the Beaufort Sea, Arctic Ocean; the role of zooplankton |
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Downward particle flux and carbon export in the Beaufort Sea, Arctic Ocean; the role of zooplankton |
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