Dear Cara and co-authors,
Thank you very much for submitting thorough responses to both reviewers comments. I invite you to upload an accordingly revised version of your manuscript. Then I will have to send it to Reviewer #2 to make sure, considering the in-depth discussion and detailed comments he provided, that he is satisfied with your revisions.
Thank you for your understanding.
Kind regards,
Julia

Dear authors,

After taking a careful look at your responses to both reviewers' comments and to the revised version of your manuscript, I am pleased to accept your paper for publication in BG.

Although I leave the final decision to you, I encourage you to consider the following minor points:

- Recurrent question from Reviewer #2 about absence/parameterization of Trichodesmium growth in your model: Unless I missed it, I haven't seen any indication of your choice of no growth in waters < 14°C in your paper and, coherently, the fact they're typically unobserved in the SO. You may consider mentioning it as some readers may wonder about this specific parameter.
- It could also be worth mentioning that Phaeocystis will be included in a future upgraded version of the model. Many readers will be (more than) interested.
- Honestly I find the previous version of Figure 8 easier to follow. You may decide to use either the original or new version of the figure. If you use the new version, I recommend you modify the figure caption. For instance, the terms "inner circle" and "outer circle" are not easy to understand when there are more than two circles.

Kind regards,
Julia

Dear Cara et al.
I am pleased to let you know that your manuscript is accepted for final publication in BG.
Kind regards,
Julia