Why is <i>Trichodesmium</i> abundant in the Kuroshio?

Shiozaki, T.; Takeda, S.; Itoh, S.; Kodama, T.; Liu, X.; Hashihama, F.; Furuya, K.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-6931-2015

Articles | Volume 12, issue 23

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-6931-2015

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-6931-2015

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

Articles | Volume 12, issue 23

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04 Dec 2015

Research article |

| 04 Dec 2015

Why is Trichodesmium abundant in the Kuroshio?

T. Shiozaki, S. Takeda, S. Itoh, T. Kodama, X. Liu, F. Hashihama, and K. Furuya

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RC C3838: 'Reviewer Comments on bg-2015-276', Anonymous Referee #1, 27 Jul 2015
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- AC C6914: 'Reply to the comments by reviewer#2', Takuhei Shiozaki, 23 Oct 2015
AC C6927: 'Reply to the comments by reviewer#1', Takuhei Shiozaki, 23 Oct 2015

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (25 Oct 2015) by Koji Suzuki

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (16 Nov 2015) by Koji Suzuki

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ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (22 Nov 2015) by Koji Suzuki

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The high abundance of Trichodesmium and active nitrogen fixation in the Kuroshio were not explained by the nutrient (nitrate, phosphate, and iron) distribution. We observed a Trichodesmium bloom and high nitrogen fixation near islands situated along the Kuroshio. Numerical particle-tracking experiments simulated the transportation of water around the Ryukyu Islands to the Kuroshio. Our results indicate that Trichodesmium growing around the Ryukyu Islands could be advected into the Kuroshio.