Wind-driven upwelling of iron sustains dense blooms and food webs in the eastern Weddell Gyre
International audience Abstract The Southern Ocean is a major sink of anthropogenic CO2 and an important foraging area for top trophic level consumers. However, iron limitation sets an upper limit to primary productivity. Here we report on a considerably dense late summer phytoplankton bloom spannin...
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[SDE]Environmental Sciences Moreau, Sebastien Hattermann, Tore de Steur, Laura Kauko, Hanna Ahonen, Heidi Ardelan, Murat Assmy, Philipp Chierici, Melissa Descamps, Sebastien Dinter, Tilman Falkenhaug, Tone Fransson, Agneta Grønningsæter, Eirik Hallfredsson, Elvar Huhn, Oliver Lebrun, Anais Lowther, Andrew Lübcker, Nico Monteiro, Pedro Peeken, Ilka Roychoudhury, Alakendra Różańska, Magdalena Ryan-Keogh, Thomas Sanchez, Nicolas Singh, Asmita Simonsen, Jan Henrik Steiger, Nadine Thomalla, Sandy van Tonder, Andre Wiktor, Jozef Steen, Harald Wind-driven upwelling of iron sustains dense blooms and food webs in the eastern Weddell Gyre |
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International audience Abstract The Southern Ocean is a major sink of anthropogenic CO2 and an important foraging area for top trophic level consumers. However, iron limitation sets an upper limit to primary productivity. Here we report on a considerably dense late summer phytoplankton bloom spanning 9000 km 2 in the open ocean of the eastern Weddell Gyre. Over its 2.5 months duration, the bloom accumulated up to 20 g C m −2 of organic matter, which is unusually high for Southern Ocean open waters. We show that, over 1997–2019, this open ocean bloom was likely driven by anomalies in easterly winds that push sea ice southwards and favor the upwelling of Warm Deep Water enriched in hydrothermal iron and, possibly, other iron sources. This recurring open ocean bloom likely facilitates enhanced carbon export and sustains high standing stocks of Antarctic krill, supporting feeding hot spots for marine birds and baleen whales. |
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Norwegian Polar Institute Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) Institute of Marine Research Bergen (IMR) University of Bergen (UiB) Alfred Wegener Institute, Bremerhaven Flødevigen Research Station (IMR) University of Bergen (UiB)-University of Bergen (UiB) Institute of Environmental Physics Bremen (IUP) University of Bremen Laboratoire d'océanographie de Villefranche (LOV) Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de la Mer de Villefranche (IMEV) Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) The University of New Mexico Albuquerque New Mexico Consortium (NMC) Southern Ocean Carbon and Climate Observatory (SOCCO) Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Pretoria (CSIR) Stellenbosch University Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences (IO-PAN) Polska Akademia Nauk = Polish Academy of Sciences = Académie polonaise des sciences (PAN) Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research (BCCR) Department of Biological Sciences Bergen (BIO / UiB) Processus et interactions de fine échelle océanique (PROTEO) Laboratoire d'Océanographie et du Climat : Expérimentations et Approches Numériques (LOCEAN) Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut Pierre-Simon-Laplace (IPSL (FR_636)) École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS-PSL) Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-École polytechnique (X) Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris)-Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales Toulouse (CNES)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité)-École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS-PSL) Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-École polytechnique (X) Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris)-Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales Toulouse (CNES)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité)-Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut Pierre-Simon-Laplace (IPSL (FR_636)) Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris)-Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales Toulouse (CNES)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité) Marine Research Institute University of Cape Town University of Pretoria South Africa |
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Moreau, Sebastien Hattermann, Tore de Steur, Laura Kauko, Hanna Ahonen, Heidi Ardelan, Murat Assmy, Philipp Chierici, Melissa Descamps, Sebastien Dinter, Tilman Falkenhaug, Tone Fransson, Agneta Grønningsæter, Eirik Hallfredsson, Elvar Huhn, Oliver Lebrun, Anais Lowther, Andrew Lübcker, Nico Monteiro, Pedro Peeken, Ilka Roychoudhury, Alakendra Różańska, Magdalena Ryan-Keogh, Thomas Sanchez, Nicolas Singh, Asmita Simonsen, Jan Henrik Steiger, Nadine Thomalla, Sandy van Tonder, Andre Wiktor, Jozef Steen, Harald |
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Wind-driven upwelling of iron sustains dense blooms and food webs in the eastern Weddell Gyre |
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Wind-driven upwelling of iron sustains dense blooms and food webs in the eastern Weddell Gyre |
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Wind-driven upwelling of iron sustains dense blooms and food webs in the eastern Weddell Gyre |
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Wind-driven upwelling of iron sustains dense blooms and food webs in the eastern Weddell Gyre |
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Wind-driven upwelling of iron sustains dense blooms and food webs in the eastern Weddell Gyre |
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wind-driven upwelling of iron sustains dense blooms and food webs in the eastern weddell gyre |
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ftuniparissaclay:oai:HAL:hal-04039130v1 2024-09-15T17:41:18+00:00 Wind-driven upwelling of iron sustains dense blooms and food webs in the eastern Weddell Gyre Moreau, Sebastien Hattermann, Tore de Steur, Laura Kauko, Hanna Ahonen, Heidi Ardelan, Murat Assmy, Philipp Chierici, Melissa Descamps, Sebastien Dinter, Tilman Falkenhaug, Tone Fransson, Agneta Grønningsæter, Eirik Hallfredsson, Elvar Huhn, Oliver Lebrun, Anais Lowther, Andrew Lübcker, Nico Monteiro, Pedro Peeken, Ilka Roychoudhury, Alakendra Różańska, Magdalena Ryan-Keogh, Thomas Sanchez, Nicolas Singh, Asmita Simonsen, Jan Henrik Steiger, Nadine Thomalla, Sandy van Tonder, Andre Wiktor, Jozef Steen, Harald Norwegian Polar Institute Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) Institute of Marine Research Bergen (IMR) University of Bergen (UiB) Alfred Wegener Institute, Bremerhaven Flødevigen Research Station (IMR) University of Bergen (UiB)-University of Bergen (UiB) Institute of Environmental Physics Bremen (IUP) University of Bremen Laboratoire d'océanographie de Villefranche (LOV) Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de la Mer de Villefranche (IMEV) Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) The University of New Mexico Albuquerque New Mexico Consortium (NMC) Southern Ocean Carbon and Climate Observatory (SOCCO) Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Pretoria (CSIR) Stellenbosch University Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences (IO-PAN) Polska Akademia Nauk = Polish Academy of Sciences = Académie polonaise des sciences (PAN) Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research (BCCR) Department of Biological Sciences Bergen (BIO / UiB) Processus et interactions de fine échelle océanique (PROTEO) Laboratoire d'Océanographie et du Climat : Expérimentations et Approches Numériques (LOCEAN) Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut Pierre-Simon-Laplace (IPSL (FR_636)) École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS-PSL) Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-École polytechnique (X) Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris)-Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales Toulouse (CNES)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité)-École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS-PSL) Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-École polytechnique (X) Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris)-Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales Toulouse (CNES)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité)-Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut Pierre-Simon-Laplace (IPSL (FR_636)) Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris)-Institut Polytechnique de Paris (IP Paris)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales Toulouse (CNES)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité) Marine Research Institute University of Cape Town University of Pretoria South Africa 2023-12 https://hal.science/hal-04039130 https://hal.science/hal-04039130/document https://hal.science/hal-04039130/file/s41467-023-36992-1.pdf https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36992-1 en eng HAL CCSD Nature Publishing Group info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1038/s41467-023-36992-1 hal-04039130 https://hal.science/hal-04039130 https://hal.science/hal-04039130/document https://hal.science/hal-04039130/file/s41467-023-36992-1.pdf doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36992-1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ info:eu-repo/semantics/OpenAccess ISSN: 2041-1723 EISSN: 2041-1723 Nature Communications https://hal.science/hal-04039130 Nature Communications, 2023, 14 (1), pp.1303. ⟨10.1038/s41467-023-36992-1⟩ [SDE]Environmental Sciences info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2023 ftuniparissaclay https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36992-1 2024-08-30T01:48:51Z International audience Abstract The Southern Ocean is a major sink of anthropogenic CO2 and an important foraging area for top trophic level consumers. However, iron limitation sets an upper limit to primary productivity. Here we report on a considerably dense late summer phytoplankton bloom spanning 9000 km 2 in the open ocean of the eastern Weddell Gyre. Over its 2.5 months duration, the bloom accumulated up to 20 g C m −2 of organic matter, which is unusually high for Southern Ocean open waters. We show that, over 1997–2019, this open ocean bloom was likely driven by anomalies in easterly winds that push sea ice southwards and favor the upwelling of Warm Deep Water enriched in hydrothermal iron and, possibly, other iron sources. This recurring open ocean bloom likely facilitates enhanced carbon export and sustains high standing stocks of Antarctic krill, supporting feeding hot spots for marine birds and baleen whales. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Krill baleen whales Sea ice Southern Ocean Archives ouvertes de Paris-Saclay Nature Communications 14 1 |