Marine snow morphology illuminates the evolution of phytoplankton blooms and determines their subsequent vertical export
The organic carbon produced in the ocean’s surface by phytoplankton is either passed through the food web or exported to the ocean interior as marine snow. The rate and efficiency of such vertical export strongly depend on the size, structure and shape of individual particles, but apart from size, o...
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ftoceanrep:oai:oceanrep.geomar.de:53217 2024-02-11T10:01:13+01:00 Marine snow morphology illuminates the evolution of phytoplankton blooms and determines their subsequent vertical export Trudnowska, Emilia Lacour, Léo Ardyna, Mathieu Rogge, Andreas Irisson, Jean Olivier Waite, Anya M. Babin, Marcel Stemmann, Lars 2021-05-14 text https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/53217/ https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/53217/7/41467_2021_22994_MOESM1_ESM.pdf https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/53217/13/s41467-021-22994-4.pdf https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22994-4 en eng Nature Research https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/53217/7/41467_2021_22994_MOESM1_ESM.pdf https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/53217/13/s41467-021-22994-4.pdf Trudnowska, E., Lacour, L., Ardyna, M., Rogge, A., Irisson, J. O., Waite, A. M., Babin, M. and Stemmann, L. (2021) Marine snow morphology illuminates the evolution of phytoplankton blooms and determines their subsequent vertical export. Open Access Nature Communications, 12 . Art.Nr. 2816. DOI 10.1038/s41467-021-22994-4 <https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22994-4>. doi:10.1038/s41467-021-22994-4 cc_by_4.0 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Article PeerReviewed 2021 ftoceanrep https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22994-4 2024-01-15T00:23:45Z The organic carbon produced in the ocean’s surface by phytoplankton is either passed through the food web or exported to the ocean interior as marine snow. The rate and efficiency of such vertical export strongly depend on the size, structure and shape of individual particles, but apart from size, other morphological properties are still not quantitatively monitored. With the growing number of in situ imaging technologies, there is now a great possibility to analyze the morphology of individual marine snow. Thus, automated methods for their classification are urgently needed. Consequently, here we present a simple, objective categorization method of marine snow into a few ecologically meaningful functional morphotypes using field data from successive phases of the Arctic phytoplankton bloom. The proposed approach is a promising tool for future studies aiming to integrate the diversity, composition and morphology of marine snow into our understanding of the biological carbon pump. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Phytoplankton OceanRep (GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre für Ocean Research Kiel) Arctic Nature Communications 12 1 |
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The organic carbon produced in the ocean’s surface by phytoplankton is either passed through the food web or exported to the ocean interior as marine snow. The rate and efficiency of such vertical export strongly depend on the size, structure and shape of individual particles, but apart from size, other morphological properties are still not quantitatively monitored. With the growing number of in situ imaging technologies, there is now a great possibility to analyze the morphology of individual marine snow. Thus, automated methods for their classification are urgently needed. Consequently, here we present a simple, objective categorization method of marine snow into a few ecologically meaningful functional morphotypes using field data from successive phases of the Arctic phytoplankton bloom. The proposed approach is a promising tool for future studies aiming to integrate the diversity, composition and morphology of marine snow into our understanding of the biological carbon pump. |
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Trudnowska, Emilia Lacour, Léo Ardyna, Mathieu Rogge, Andreas Irisson, Jean Olivier Waite, Anya M. Babin, Marcel Stemmann, Lars Marine snow morphology illuminates the evolution of phytoplankton blooms and determines their subsequent vertical export |
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Marine snow morphology illuminates the evolution of phytoplankton blooms and determines their subsequent vertical export |
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Marine snow morphology illuminates the evolution of phytoplankton blooms and determines their subsequent vertical export |
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Marine snow morphology illuminates the evolution of phytoplankton blooms and determines their subsequent vertical export |
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Marine snow morphology illuminates the evolution of phytoplankton blooms and determines their subsequent vertical export |
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Marine snow morphology illuminates the evolution of phytoplankton blooms and determines their subsequent vertical export |
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marine snow morphology illuminates the evolution of phytoplankton blooms and determines their subsequent vertical export |
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https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/53217/ https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/53217/7/41467_2021_22994_MOESM1_ESM.pdf https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/53217/13/s41467-021-22994-4.pdf https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22994-4 |
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