Publication Date:
2017-06-15
Description:
Coccolithophore fluxes in the open tropical North Atlantic: influence of the Amazon river and of Saharan dust deposition Catarina V. Guerreiro, Karl-Heinz Baumann, Geert-Jan A. Brummer, Gerhard Fischer, Laura F. Korte, Ute Merkel, Carolina Sá, Henko de Stigter, and Jan-Berend W. Stuut Biogeosciences Discuss., https//doi.org/10.5194/bg-2017-216,2017 Manuscript under review for BG (discussion: open, 0 comments) Our study provides insights into the factors governing the spatiotemporal variability of coccolithophores in the equatorial North Atlantic, and illustrates how this supposedly oligotrophic and stable open-ocean region actually reveals significant ecological variability. We provide evidence for Saharan dust and the Amazon River acting as fertilizers for phytoplankton, and highlight the importance of coccolithophore productivity in the lower photic zone for the global oceanic carbonate budget.
Print ISSN:
1810-6277
Electronic ISSN:
1810-6285
Topics:
Biology
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Geosciences
