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, P., Chirurgien, L., Closset, I., Lasbleiz, M., Florez-Leiva, L., Cardinal, D., Leblanc, K., Fernandez, C., Lefevre, D., Oriol, L., Blain, S., Queguiner, B., Dehairs, F.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Antarctic; Austral; Kerguelen; Kerguelen Island; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/292350.pdf

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...