TY - JOUR
T1 - Primary production export flux in Marguerite Bay (Antarctic Peninsula)
T2 - Linking upper water-column production to sediment trap flux
AU - Weston, Keith
AU - Jickells, Timothy D.
AU - Carson, Damien S.
AU - Clarke, Andrew
AU - Meredith, Michael P.
AU - Brandon, Mark A.
AU - Wallace, Margaret I.
AU - Ussher, Simon J.
AU - Hendry, Katharine R.
PY - 2013/5/1
Y1 - 2013/5/1
N2 - A study was carried out to assess primary production and associated export flux in the coastal waters of the western Antarctic Peninsula at an oceanographic time-series site. New, i.e., exportable, primary production in the upper water-column was estimated in two ways; by nutrient deficit measurements, and by primary production rate measurements using separate C-labelled radioisotope and N-labelled stable isotope uptake incubations. The resulting average annual exportable primary production estimates at the time-series site from nutrient deficit and primary production rates were 13 and 16molCm, respectively. Regenerated primary production was measured using N-labelled ammonium and urea uptake, and was low throughout the sampling period.The exportable primary production measurements were compared with sediment trap flux measurements from 2 locations; the time-series site and at a site 40. km away in deeper water. Results showed ~1% of the upper mixed layer exportable primary production was exported to traps at 200. m depth at the time-series site (total water column depth 520. m). The maximum particle flux rate to sediment traps at the deeper offshore site (total water column depth 820. m) was lower than the flux at the coastal time-series site. Flux of particulate organic carbon was similar throughout the spring-summer high flux period for both sites. Remineralisation of particulate organic matter predominantly occurred in the upper water-column (
AB - A study was carried out to assess primary production and associated export flux in the coastal waters of the western Antarctic Peninsula at an oceanographic time-series site. New, i.e., exportable, primary production in the upper water-column was estimated in two ways; by nutrient deficit measurements, and by primary production rate measurements using separate C-labelled radioisotope and N-labelled stable isotope uptake incubations. The resulting average annual exportable primary production estimates at the time-series site from nutrient deficit and primary production rates were 13 and 16molCm, respectively. Regenerated primary production was measured using N-labelled ammonium and urea uptake, and was low throughout the sampling period.The exportable primary production measurements were compared with sediment trap flux measurements from 2 locations; the time-series site and at a site 40. km away in deeper water. Results showed ~1% of the upper mixed layer exportable primary production was exported to traps at 200. m depth at the time-series site (total water column depth 520. m). The maximum particle flux rate to sediment traps at the deeper offshore site (total water column depth 820. m) was lower than the flux at the coastal time-series site. Flux of particulate organic carbon was similar throughout the spring-summer high flux period for both sites. Remineralisation of particulate organic matter predominantly occurred in the upper water-column (
KW - Primary production
KW - New production
KW - Regenerated production
KW - f ratio
KW - Antarctic Peninsula
KW - Southern Ocean
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84874614086&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.dsr.2013.02.001
DO - 10.1016/j.dsr.2013.02.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84874614086
VL - 75
SP - 52
EP - 66
JO - Deep-Sea Research Part I-Oceanographic Research Papers
JF - Deep-Sea Research Part I-Oceanographic Research Papers
SN - 0967-0637
ER -