Differences in the biological carbon pump at three subtropical ocean sites

We report primary production of organic matter and organic carbon removal from three subtropical open ocean time-series stations, two located in the Atlantic and one in the Pacific, to quantify the biological components of the oceanic carbon pump. We find that within subtropical gyres, export produc...

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Published in:Geophysical Research Letters
Main Authors: Neuer, S, Davenport, R, Freudenthal, T, Wefer, G, Llinaus, O, Rueda, MJ, Steinberg, Deborah K., Karl, DM
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: W&M ScholarWorks 2002
Subjects:
North-Atlantic ocean
Pacific ocean
Sargasso sea
Biological Sciences Peer-Reviewed Articles
Environmental Sciences
Oceanography
Pacific
North Atlantic
Online Access:https://scholarworks.wm.edu/vimsarticles/1413
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/context/vimsarticles/article/2412/viewcontent/Neuer_et_al_2002_Geophysical_Research_Letters.pdf
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Summary:We report primary production of organic matter and organic carbon removal from three subtropical open ocean time-series stations, two located in the Atlantic and one in the Pacific, to quantify the biological components of the oceanic carbon pump. We find that within subtropical gyres, export production varies considerably despite similar phytoplankton biomass and productivity. We provide evidence that the removal of organic carbon is linked to differences in nutrient input into the mixed layer, both from eddy induced mixing and dinitrogen fixation. These findings contribute to our knowledge of the spatial heterogeneity of the subtropical oceans, which make up more than 50% of all ocean area and are thought to spread in the course of CO2- induced global warming.

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