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Factors controlling plankton community production, export flux, and particulate matter stoichiometry in the coastal upwelling system off Peru
Lennart Thomas Bach
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania,
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Allanah Joy Paul
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Tim Boxhammer
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Elisabeth von der Esch
Institute of Hydrochemistry, Chair of Analytical Chemistry and Water Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
Michelle Graco
Direccióìn General de Investigaciones Oceanográficas y Cambio
Climático, Instituto del Mar del Perú (IMARPE), Callao, Peru
Kai Georg Schulz
Centre for Coastal Biogeochemistry, School of Environment, Science and Engineering, Southern Cross University, Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
Eric Achterberg
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Paulina Aguayo
Millennium Institute of Oceanography (IMO), Universidad de
Concepción, Concepción, Chile
Javier Arístegui
Instituto de Oceanografía y Cambio Global, IOCAG, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria ULPGC, Las Palmas, Spain
Patrizia Ayón
Direccióìn General de Investigaciones Oceanográficas y Cambio
Climático, Instituto del Mar del Perú (IMARPE), Callao, Peru
Isabel Baños
Instituto de Oceanografía y Cambio Global, IOCAG, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria ULPGC, Las Palmas, Spain
Avy Bernales
Direccióìn General de Investigaciones Oceanográficas y Cambio
Climático, Instituto del Mar del Perú (IMARPE), Callao, Peru
Anne Sophie Boegeholz
Institute of General Microbiology, Department of Biology,
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Francisco Chavez
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, United States of America
Gabriela Chavez
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, United States of America
Shao-Min Chen
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
Kristin Doering
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
Alba Filella
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Martin Fischer
Institute of General Microbiology, Department of Biology,
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Patricia Grasse
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv),
Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Germany
Mathias Haunost
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Jan Hennke
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Nauzet Hernández-Hernández
Instituto de Oceanografía y Cambio Global, IOCAG, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria ULPGC, Las Palmas, Spain
Mark Hopwood
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Maricarmen Igarza
Programa de Maestría en Ciencias del Mar, Universidad Peruana
Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
Verena Kalter
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Logy Bay, Newfoundland, Canada
Leila Kittu
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Peter Kohnert
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Jesus Ledesma
Direccióìn General de Investigaciones Oceanográficas y Cambio
Climático, Instituto del Mar del Perú (IMARPE), Callao, Peru
Christian Lieberum
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Silke Lischka
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Carolin Löscher
University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
Andrea Ludwig
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Ursula Mendoza
Direccióìn General de Investigaciones Oceanográficas y Cambio
Climático, Instituto del Mar del Perú (IMARPE), Callao, Peru
Jana Meyer
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Judith Meyer
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Fabrizio Minutolo
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Joaquin Ortiz Cortes
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Jonna Piiparinen
Marine Research Centre, Finnish Environment Institute, Helsinki,
Finland
Claudia Sforna
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Kristian Spilling
Marine Research Centre, Finnish Environment Institute, Helsinki,
Finland
Faculty of Engineering and Science, University of Agder,
Kristiansand, Norway
Sonia Sanchez
Direccióìn General de Investigaciones Oceanográficas y Cambio
Climático, Instituto del Mar del Perú (IMARPE), Callao, Peru
Carsten Spisla
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Michael Sswat
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Mabel Zavala Moreira
Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Ulf Riebesell
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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Short summary
The eastern boundary upwelling system off Peru is among Earth's most productive ocean ecosystems, but the factors that control its functioning are poorly constrained. Here we used mesocosms, moored ~ 6 km offshore Peru, to investigate how processes in plankton communities drive key biogeochemical processes. We show that nutrient and light co-limitation keep productivity and export at a remarkably constant level while stoichiometry changes strongly with shifts in plankton community structure.
The eastern boundary upwelling system off Peru is among Earth's most productive ocean...
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