Peruvian upwelling plankton respiration: calculations of carbon flux, nutrient retention efficiency, and heterotrophic energy production

Packard, T. T.; Osma, N.; Fernández-Urruzola, I.; Codispoti, L. A.; Christensen, J. P.; Gómez, M.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-2641-2015

Articles | Volume 12, issue 9

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-2641-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-2641-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 12, issue 9

Research article

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06 May 2015

Research article |

| 06 May 2015

Peruvian upwelling plankton respiration: calculations of carbon flux, nutrient retention efficiency, and heterotrophic energy production

T. T. Packard, N. Osma, I. Fernández-Urruzola, L. A. Codispoti, J. P. Christensen, and M. Gómez

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Final revised paper (published on 06 May 2015)
Preprint (discussion started on 26 Nov 2014)

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC C8122: 'Review of bgd-11-16177-2014 by Packard et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 19 Jan 2015
- AC C9021: 'Response to Reviewer #1', Theodore Packard, 09 Mar 2015
  - AC C9035: 'Response to Reviewer #2', Theodore Packard, 11 Mar 2015
  - AC C9270: 'Modified reply to reviewer#1', Theodore Packard, 07 Apr 2015
RC C8641: 'Review #2', Anonymous Referee #2, 10 Feb 2015
- AC C9271: 'Modified reply to reviewer#3 6 April', Theodore Packard, 07 Apr 2015
- AC C9272: 'Revised response REV #2', Theodore Packard, 07 Apr 2015
RC C8710: 'Review of bg-2014-518, Packard et al.', Anonymous Referee #3, 13 Feb 2015
- AC C9129: 'Authors' response to Reviewer #3', Theodore Packard, 13 Mar 2015
  - RC C9188: 'Comments', Anonymous Referee #3, 25 Mar 2015
    - AC C9269: '2d Reply to Reviewer #3', Theodore Packard, 07 Apr 2015
      - AC C9273: 'Revised Manuscript as pdf 070415', Theodore Packard, 07 Apr 2015

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Theodore Packard on behalf of the Authors (09 Apr 2015) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (14 Apr 2015) by Gerhard Herndl

AR by Theodore Packard on behalf of the Authors (16 Apr 2015) Manuscript

Short summary

Ocean carbon flux, seafloor respiration, and seafloor carbon burial are calculated from plankton respiration. Based on this respiration, a new parameter, the heterotrophic energy production - the rate of ATP generated in seawater, is calculated, and a new concept, the nutrient retention efficiency (NRE), and its ocean variability, is developed and demonstrated. Finally, the curvature of the respiration profile is discovered to be the control - key for NRE and carbon flux.