Effects of microbial processes and CaCO 3 dynamics on inorganic carbon cycling in snow-covered Arctic winter sea ice
Few combined measurements of primary and bacterial productivity exist for Arctic sea ice, particularly during winter, making it difficult to assess the relative importance of these microbial processes for carbon cycling in sea ice. Furthermore, the occurrence of calcium carbonate (CaCO 3 ), though w...
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ftvliz:oai:oma.vliz.be:310810 2023-05-15T14:59:51+02:00 Effects of microbial processes and CaCO 3 dynamics on inorganic carbon cycling in snow-covered Arctic winter sea ice Søgaard, D. H. Deming, J.W. Meire, L. Rysgaard, S. 2019 application/pdf https://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/386850.pdf en eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/000464518200003 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/doi.org/10.3354/meps12868 https://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/386850.pdf info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess %3Ci%3EMar.+Ecol.+Prog.+Ser.+611%3C%2Fi%3E%3A+31-44.+%3Ca+href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.3354%2Fmeps12868%22+target%3D%22_blank%22%3Ehttps%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.3354%2Fmeps12868%3C%2Fa%3E info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2019 ftvliz https://doi.org/10.3354/meps12868 2023-02-22T23:25:26Z Few combined measurements of primary and bacterial productivity exist for Arctic sea ice, particularly during winter, making it difficult to assess the relative importance of these microbial processes for carbon cycling in sea ice. Furthermore, the occurrence of calcium carbonate (CaCO 3 ), though well-documented in sea ice, is poorly described for the overlying snow. To address these gaps, we investigated primary and bacterial productivity and carbon dynamics at 2 contrasting locations: (1) a landfast site, with thick snow-covered first-year sea ice, and (2) a polynya site, with thin snow-covered young (<1 wk) sea ice. Comparisons of bacterial carbon demand and primary production indicated net heterotrophy in the sea ice at both locations, with a net carbon consumption rate of 0.87 to 1.86 mg C m -2 d -1 derived from sea ice bacterial carbon demand of 0.93 to 2.00 mg C m -2 d -1 and gross primary production of 0.06 to 0.14 mg C m -2 d -1 . As these microbial rates are very low, physical processes largely account for the observed CO2 depletion in the ice. High CaCO 3 concentrations of 250 to 430 µmol kg-1 were measured in the snow covers which, though similar to concentrations in the underlying ice, are orders of magnitude higher than those reported from the few studies available on CaCO 3 in snow. Together these results suggest that the role of biology in modulating inorganic carbon cycling in ice, which can be important in spring, is minor as compared to abiotic processes. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Sea ice Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ): Open Marine Archive (OMA) Arctic Marine Ecology Progress Series 611 31 44 |
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Few combined measurements of primary and bacterial productivity exist for Arctic sea ice, particularly during winter, making it difficult to assess the relative importance of these microbial processes for carbon cycling in sea ice. Furthermore, the occurrence of calcium carbonate (CaCO 3 ), though well-documented in sea ice, is poorly described for the overlying snow. To address these gaps, we investigated primary and bacterial productivity and carbon dynamics at 2 contrasting locations: (1) a landfast site, with thick snow-covered first-year sea ice, and (2) a polynya site, with thin snow-covered young (<1 wk) sea ice. Comparisons of bacterial carbon demand and primary production indicated net heterotrophy in the sea ice at both locations, with a net carbon consumption rate of 0.87 to 1.86 mg C m -2 d -1 derived from sea ice bacterial carbon demand of 0.93 to 2.00 mg C m -2 d -1 and gross primary production of 0.06 to 0.14 mg C m -2 d -1 . As these microbial rates are very low, physical processes largely account for the observed CO2 depletion in the ice. High CaCO 3 concentrations of 250 to 430 µmol kg-1 were measured in the snow covers which, though similar to concentrations in the underlying ice, are orders of magnitude higher than those reported from the few studies available on CaCO 3 in snow. Together these results suggest that the role of biology in modulating inorganic carbon cycling in ice, which can be important in spring, is minor as compared to abiotic processes. |
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Søgaard, D. H. Deming, J.W. Meire, L. Rysgaard, S. Effects of microbial processes and CaCO 3 dynamics on inorganic carbon cycling in snow-covered Arctic winter sea ice |
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Effects of microbial processes and CaCO 3 dynamics on inorganic carbon cycling in snow-covered Arctic winter sea ice |
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Effects of microbial processes and CaCO 3 dynamics on inorganic carbon cycling in snow-covered Arctic winter sea ice |
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Effects of microbial processes and CaCO 3 dynamics on inorganic carbon cycling in snow-covered Arctic winter sea ice |
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Effects of microbial processes and CaCO 3 dynamics on inorganic carbon cycling in snow-covered Arctic winter sea ice |
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Effects of microbial processes and CaCO 3 dynamics on inorganic carbon cycling in snow-covered Arctic winter sea ice |
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effects of microbial processes and caco 3 dynamics on inorganic carbon cycling in snow-covered arctic winter sea ice |
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