Articles | Volume 19, issue 20
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-4903-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-4903-2022
Research article
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19 Oct 2022
Research article |  | 19 Oct 2022

Upper-ocean flux of biogenic calcite produced by the Arctic planktonic foraminifera Neogloboquadrina pachyderma

Franziska Tell, Lukas Jonkers, Julie Meilland, and Michal Kucera

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on bg-2022-59', Robert F. Spielhagen, 23 May 2022
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Franziska Tell, 25 Jul 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on bg-2022-59', Ralf Schiebel, 13 Jun 2022
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Franziska Tell, 25 Jul 2022

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (16 Aug 2022) by Carolin Löscher
AR by Franziska Tell on behalf of the Authors (17 Aug 2022)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (22 Aug 2022) by Carolin Löscher
RR by Ralf Schiebel (31 Aug 2022)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (06 Sep 2022) by Carolin Löscher
AR by Franziska Tell on behalf of the Authors (12 Sep 2022)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (30 Sep 2022) by Carolin Löscher
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Short summary
This study analyses the production of calcite shells formed by one of the main Arctic pelagic calcifiers, the foraminifera N. pachyderma. Using vertically resolved profiles of shell concentration, size and weight, we show that calcification occurs throughout the upper 300 m with an average production flux below the calcification zone of 8 mg CaCO3 m−2 d−1 representing 23 % of the total pelagic biogenic carbonate production. The production flux is attenuated in the twilight zone by dissolution.
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