Production regime and associated N cycling in the vicinity of Kerguelen Island, Southern Ocean

• Published in: Biogeosciences
• Main Authors: Cavagna, A J, Fripiat, F, Elskens, M, Mangion, Perrine, Chirurgien, L, Closset, I, Lasbleiz, M, Florez-Leiva, L, Cardinal, D, Leblanc, K, Fernandez, C, Lefèvre, D, Oriol, L, Blain, S, Quéguiner, B, Dehairs, F
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: ePublications@SCU 2015
• Subjects: Environmental Sciences; Antarctic; Austral; Kerguelen; Kerguelen Island; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://epubs.scu.edu.au/esm_pubs/3357; https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-6515-2015

Although the Southern Ocean is considered a high-nutrient, low-chlorophyll (HNLC) area, massive and recurrent blooms are observed over and downstream of the Kerguelen Plateau. This mosaic of blooms is triggered by a higher iron supply resulting from the interaction between the Antarctic Circumpolar...