Metabolic state along a summer north-south transect near the Antarctic Peninsula: A size spectra approach
To establish a metabolic state along a north–south transect in Antarctic waters, we approached community respiration (CR) from a combined perspective based on the metabolic theory of ecology (MTE) and the size-scaling of the whole planktonic community. A detailed analysis of a summer integrated mult...
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ftunivlaspalmas:oai:https://accedacris.ulpgc.es:10553/49860 2023-05-15T13:45:50+02:00 Metabolic state along a summer north-south transect near the Antarctic Peninsula: A size spectra approach García-Muñoz, Cristina García, Carlos M. Lubián, Luis M. López-Urrutia, Ángel Hernández-León, Santiago Ameneiro, Julia 55674751000 55675097100 6603675433 6602569062 6701465678 16645098300 2014 http://hdl.handle.net/10553/49860 https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbu042 eng eng 0142-7873 Journal of Plankton Research 0142-7873 http://hdl.handle.net/10553/49860 doi:10.1093/plankt/fbu042 84904357287 1091 1074 36 Journal of Plankton Research [ISSN 0142-7873], v. 36, p. 1074-1091 Investigación Metabolic state Normalized biomass size spectra South Shetland Islands 2014 ftunivlaspalmas https://doi.org/10.1093/plankt/fbu042 2020-02-12T00:09:52Z To establish a metabolic state along a north–south transect in Antarctic waters, we approached community respiration (CR) from a combined perspective based on the metabolic theory of ecology (MTE) and the size-scaling of the whole planktonic community. A detailed analysis of a summer integrated multi-trophic normalized biomass size spectra (NBSS), from heterotrophic bacteria to zooplankton, was carried out. To acquire individual size data, different techniques were combined: flow cytometry for smaller fractions (<20 µm of equivalent spherical diameter), FlowCAM for larger nano- and microplankton and scanning and image analysis for the zooplankton fractions. The distribution of the NBSS was linear at all stations (R2 values: 0.87–0.93) but dome-shape features appeared related to phytoplankton cell distribution which are responsible for a large fraction of microbial respiration. Generally, the region showed an autotrophic budget south of the archipelago due to gross primary production (GPP) values up to 2804 mg C m−2 day−1, where salps could significantly contribute to the carbon export flux. Contrastingly, higher CR rates (>1000 mg C m−2 day−1) were found at the northern stations due to a higher phytoplankton respiration activity associated with increasing sea water temperatures and a higher presence of heterotrophic organisms (microheterotrophs, chaetognaths and copepods) resulting in a net heterotrophic metabolic state (GPP/CR < 1). Other/Unknown Material Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula South Shetland Islands Copepods Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: Acceda Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula South Shetland Islands The Antarctic Journal of Plankton Research 36 4 1074 1091 |
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To establish a metabolic state along a north–south transect in Antarctic waters, we approached community respiration (CR) from a combined perspective based on the metabolic theory of ecology (MTE) and the size-scaling of the whole planktonic community. A detailed analysis of a summer integrated multi-trophic normalized biomass size spectra (NBSS), from heterotrophic bacteria to zooplankton, was carried out. To acquire individual size data, different techniques were combined: flow cytometry for smaller fractions (<20 µm of equivalent spherical diameter), FlowCAM for larger nano- and microplankton and scanning and image analysis for the zooplankton fractions. The distribution of the NBSS was linear at all stations (R2 values: 0.87–0.93) but dome-shape features appeared related to phytoplankton cell distribution which are responsible for a large fraction of microbial respiration. Generally, the region showed an autotrophic budget south of the archipelago due to gross primary production (GPP) values up to 2804 mg C m−2 day−1, where salps could significantly contribute to the carbon export flux. Contrastingly, higher CR rates (>1000 mg C m−2 day−1) were found at the northern stations due to a higher phytoplankton respiration activity associated with increasing sea water temperatures and a higher presence of heterotrophic organisms (microheterotrophs, chaetognaths and copepods) resulting in a net heterotrophic metabolic state (GPP/CR < 1). |
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García-Muñoz, Cristina García, Carlos M. Lubián, Luis M. López-Urrutia, Ángel Hernández-León, Santiago Ameneiro, Julia |
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García-Muñoz, Cristina García, Carlos M. Lubián, Luis M. López-Urrutia, Ángel Hernández-León, Santiago Ameneiro, Julia |
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Metabolic state along a summer north-south transect near the Antarctic Peninsula: A size spectra approach |
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Metabolic state along a summer north-south transect near the Antarctic Peninsula: A size spectra approach |
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Metabolic state along a summer north-south transect near the Antarctic Peninsula: A size spectra approach |
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Metabolic state along a summer north-south transect near the Antarctic Peninsula: A size spectra approach |
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Metabolic state along a summer north-south transect near the Antarctic Peninsula: A size spectra approach |
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metabolic state along a summer north-south transect near the antarctic peninsula: a size spectra approach |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula South Shetland Islands Copepods |
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