Articles | Volume 19, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-2417-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-2417-2022
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10 May 2022
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The onset of the spring phytoplankton bloom in the coastal North Sea supports the Disturbance Recovery Hypothesis

Ricardo González-Gil, Neil S. Banas, Eileen Bresnan, and Michael R. Heath

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Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • CC1: 'Comment on bg-2021-306', michael behrenfeld, 06 Dec 2021
  • RC1: 'Comment on bg-2021-306', Anonymous Referee #1, 07 Dec 2021
  • RC2: 'Comment on bg-2021-306', Anonymous Referee #2, 27 Dec 2021

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (03 Feb 2022) by Koji Suzuki
AR by Ricardo González‐Gil on behalf of the Authors (09 Mar 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (16 Mar 2022) by Koji Suzuki
RR by michael behrenfeld (22 Mar 2022)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (22 Mar 2022)
ED: Publish as is (27 Mar 2022) by Koji Suzuki
AR by Ricardo González‐Gil on behalf of the Authors (08 Apr 2022)
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Short summary
In oceanic waters, the accumulation of phytoplankton biomass in winter, when light still limits growth, is attributed to a decrease in grazing as the mixed layer deepens. However, in coastal areas, it is not clear whether winter biomass can accumulate without this deepening. Using 21 years of weekly data, we found that in the Scottish coastal North Sea, the seasonal increase in light availability triggers the accumulation of phytoplankton biomass in winter, when light limitation is strongest.
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