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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-3165-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-3165-2023
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Research article
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03 Aug 2023
Research article |
| 03 Aug 2023
| 03 Aug 2023
Properties of exopolymeric substances (EPSs) produced during cyanobacterial growth: potential role in whiting events
Marlisa Martinho de Brito
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Biogeosciences Laboratory, Department of Life, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 21000 Dijon, France
Irina Bundeleva
Biogeosciences Laboratory, Department of Life, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 21000 Dijon, France
Frédéric Marin
Biogeosciences Laboratory, Department of Life, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 21000 Dijon, France
Emmanuelle Vennin
Biogeosciences Laboratory, Department of Life, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 21000 Dijon, France
Annick Wilmotte
InBios Research Unit, Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, University of Liège, 4000 Liège, Belgium
Laurent Plasseraud
ICMUB Institute of Molecular Chemistry (CNRS UMR CNRS 6302), University of Burgundy-Franche-Comté, 21000 Dijon, France
Pieter T. Visscher
Biogeosciences Laboratory, Department of Life, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Bourgogne Franche-Comté, 21000 Dijon, France
Department of Marine Sciences, University of Connecticut, Groton, CT 06340, USA
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Short summary
Cyanobacterial blooms are associated with whiting events – natural occurrences of fine-grained carbonate precipitation in the water column. The role of organic matter (OM) produced by cyanobacteria in these events has been overlooked in previous research. Our laboratory experiments showed that OM affects the size and quantity of CaCO3 minerals. We propose a model of OM-associated CaCO3 precipitation during picoplankton blooms, which may have been neglected in modern and ancient events.
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