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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-3445-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-3445-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
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Research article
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21 Jul 2022
Research article |
| 21 Jul 2022
| 21 Jul 2022
Benthic silicon cycling in the Arctic Barents Sea: a reaction–transport model study
James P. J. Ward
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1QE, UK
Katharine R. Hendry
School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1QE, UK
British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, CB3 0ET, UK
Sandra Arndt
BGeoSys, Department of Geosciences, Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, CP160/03 1050, Belgium
Johan C. Faust
MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, 28359 Bremen, Germany
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
Felipe S. Freitas
School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1QE, UK
BGeoSys, Department of Geosciences, Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, CP160/03 1050, Belgium
Sian F. Henley
School of GeoSciences, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FE, UK
Jeffrey W. Krause
Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Dauphin Island, AL, USA
School of Marine and Environmental Sciences, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA
Christian März
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
Institute for Geosciences, University of Bonn, 853115 Bonn, Germany
Allyson C. Tessin
Department of Geology, Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA
Ruth L. Airs
Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, Plymouth, PL1 3DH, UK
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Short summary
The seafloor plays an important role in the cycling of silicon (Si), a key nutrient that promotes marine primary productivity. In our model study, we disentangle major controls on the seafloor Si cycle to better anticipate the impacts of continued warming and sea ice melt in the Barents Sea. We uncover a coupling of the iron redox and Si cycles, dissolution of lithogenic silicates, and authigenic clay formation, comprising a Si sink that could have implications for the Arctic Ocean Si budget.
The seafloor plays an important role in the cycling of silicon (Si), a key nutrient that...
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