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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
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05 Jul 2023
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Drivers of particle sinking velocities in the Peruvian upwelling system
Biological Oceanography, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research
Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Allanah Joy Paul
Biological Oceanography, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research
Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Jan Taucher
Biological Oceanography, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research
Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Lennart Thomas Bach
Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania,
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Silvan Goldenberg
Biological Oceanography, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research
Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Paul Stange
Biological Oceanography, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research
Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Fabrizio Minutolo
Institute of Carbon Cycles, Helmholtz Centre Hereon, Geesthacht,
Germany
Ulf Riebesell
Biological Oceanography, GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research
Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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Ulf Riebesell, Daniela Basso, Sonja Geilert, Andrew W. Dale, and Matthias Kreuzburg
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Kai G. Schulz, Lennart T. Bach, and Andrew G. Dickson
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The term
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Shao-Min Chen, Ulf Riebesell, Kai G. Schulz, Elisabeth von der Esch, Eric P. Achterberg, and Lennart T. Bach
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Upwelling of nutrient-rich deep waters to the surface make eastern boundary upwelling systems hot spots of marine productivity. This leads to subsurface oxygen depletion and the transformation of bioavailable nitrogen into inert N2. Here we quantify nitrogen loss processes following a simulated deep water upwelling. Denitrification was the dominant process, and budget calculations suggest that a significant portion of nitrogen that could be exported to depth is already lost in the surface ocean.
Lennart Thomas Bach, Allanah Joy Paul, Tim Boxhammer, Elisabeth von der Esch, Michelle Graco, Kai Georg Schulz, Eric Achterberg, Paulina Aguayo, Javier Arístegui, Patrizia Ayón, Isabel Baños, Avy Bernales, Anne Sophie Boegeholz, Francisco Chavez, Gabriela Chavez, Shao-Min Chen, Kristin Doering, Alba Filella, Martin Fischer, Patricia Grasse, Mathias Haunost, Jan Hennke, Nauzet Hernández-Hernández, Mark Hopwood, Maricarmen Igarza, Verena Kalter, Leila Kittu, Peter Kohnert, Jesus Ledesma, Christian Lieberum, Silke Lischka, Carolin Löscher, Andrea Ludwig, Ursula Mendoza, Jana Meyer, Judith Meyer, Fabrizio Minutolo, Joaquin Ortiz Cortes, Jonna Piiparinen, Claudia Sforna, Kristian Spilling, Sonia Sanchez, Carsten Spisla, Michael Sswat, Mabel Zavala Moreira, and Ulf Riebesell
Biogeosciences, 17, 4831–4852, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-4831-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-4831-2020, 2020
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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.
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The sinking velocity of marine particles affects how much atmospheric CO2 is stored inside our oceans. We measured particle sinking velocities in the Peruvian upwelling system and assessed their physical and biochemical drivers. We found that sinking velocity was mainly influenced by particle size and porosity, while ballasting minerals played only a minor role. Our findings help us to better understand the particle sinking dynamics in this highly productive marine system.
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