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Seasonal cycles of biogeochemical fluxes in the Scotia Sea, Southern Ocean: a stable isotope approach
British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, CB3 0ET, UK
Sian F. Henley
School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FE,
UK
Katharine Hendry
British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, CB3 0ET, UK
School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1RJ, UK
Marianne Wootton
Marine Biological Association, Plymouth, PL1 2PB, UK
Lisa Friberg
School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1RJ, UK
Ursula Dallman
School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FE,
UK
Tong Wang
School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1RJ, UK
Christopher Coath
School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1RJ, UK
Clara Manno
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, CB3 0ET, UK
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The oceans play a crucial role in the uptake of atmospheric carbon dioxide, particularly the Southern Ocean. The biological pumping of carbon from the surface to the deep ocean is key to this. Using sediment trap samples from the Scotia Sea, we examine biogeochemical fluxes of carbon, nitrogen, and biogenic silica and their stable isotope compositions. We find phytoplankton community structure and physically mediated processes are important controls on particulate fluxes to the deep ocean.
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