Dynamics and controls of heterotrophic prokaryotic production in the western tropical South Pacific Ocean: links with diazotrophic and photosynthetic activity

Van Wambeke, France; Gimenez, Audrey; Duhamel, Solange; Dupouy, Cécile; Lefevre, Dominique; Pujo-Pay, Mireille; Moutin, Thierry

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-2669-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-2669-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-2669-2018

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04 May 2018

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| 04 May 2018

Dynamics and controls of heterotrophic prokaryotic production in the western tropical South Pacific Ocean: links with diazotrophic and photosynthetic activity

France Van Wambeke, Audrey Gimenez, Solange Duhamel, Cécile Dupouy, Dominique Lefevre, Mireille Pujo-Pay, and Thierry Moutin

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RC1: 'Comments on “Dynamics of phytoplankton and heterotrophic bacterioplankton in the western tropical South Pacific Ocean along a gradient of diversity and activity of diazotrophs” by Van Wambecke et al.', María Aranguren-Gassis, 31 Jan 2018
- AC1: 'response to referee1', F. Van Wambeke, 15 Mar 2018
RC2: 'Comments on Van Wambeke et al. Dynamics of phytoplankton and heterotrophic bacterioplankton in the western tropical South Pacific Ocean along a gradient of diversity and activity of diazotrophs', Anonymous Referee #2, 12 Feb 2018
- AC2: 'response to referee2', F. Van Wambeke, 15 Mar 2018
AC3: 'erratum in AC1 and AC2 about Fig. 4', F. Van Wambeke, 20 Mar 2018

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (22 Mar 2018) by Emilio Marañón

AR by F. Van Wambeke on behalf of the Authors (04 Apr 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (05 Apr 2018) by Emilio Marañón

RR by María Aranguren-Gassis (09 Apr 2018)

ED: Publish as is (14 Apr 2018) by Emilio Marañón

AR by F. Van Wambeke on behalf of the Authors (17 Apr 2018)

Short summary

The western tropical South Pacific Ocean has recently been shown to be a hotspot for biological nitrogen fixation. In this study, we examined the horizontal and vertical distribution of heterotrophic prokaryotic production alongside photosynthetic rates, nitrogen fixation rates and phosphate turnover times across the western tropical South Pacific Ocean, in order to relate these fluxes to bottom–up controls (related to nitrogen, phosphate and labile C availability).