Timing of nutrient depletion, diatom dominance and a lower-boundary estimate of export production for Irminger Basin, North Atlantic

• Published in: Marine Ecology Progress Series
• Main Authors: Henson, Stephanie A., Sanders, Richard, Holeton, Claire, Allen, John T.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2006
• Subjects: Greenland; Irminger Basin; Iceland; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/140808/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/140808/1/40808-01.pdf; https://doi.org/10.3354/meps313073

During the North Atlantic spring bloom, a seasonal phytoplankton community succession takes place from diatoms to non-siliceous phytoplankton. Diatoms rely on silica to form their frustules and are out-competed by other species when silica becomes depleted. Diatoms are also expected to contribute si...