Articles | Volume 20, issue 19
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-3997-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-20-3997-2023
Research article
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04 Oct 2023
Research article |  | 04 Oct 2023

Low cobalt inventories in the Amundsen and Ross seas driven by high demand for labile cobalt uptake among native phytoplankton communities

Rebecca J. Chmiel, Riss M. Kell, Deepa Rao, Dawn M. Moran, Giacomo R. DiTullio, and Mak A. Saito

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Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-402', Randelle Bundy, 01 May 2023
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Mak Saito, 28 Jun 2023
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-402', Neil Wyatt, 19 May 2023
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Mak Saito, 28 Jun 2023

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (15 Jul 2023) by Koji Suzuki
AR by Mak Saito on behalf of the Authors (15 Jul 2023)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (18 Jul 2023) by Koji Suzuki
RR by Randelle Bundy (01 Aug 2023)
ED: Publish as is (09 Aug 2023) by Koji Suzuki
AR by Mak Saito on behalf of the Authors (19 Aug 2023)
Short summary
Cobalt is an important micronutrient for plankton, yet it is often scarce throughout the oceans. A 2017/2018 expedition to coastal Antarctica, including regions of the Amundsen Sea and the Ross Sea, discovered lower concentrations of cobalt compared to two past expeditions in 2005 and 2006, particularly for the type of cobalt preferred as a nutrient by phytoplankton. This loss may be due to changing inputs of other nutrients, causing higher uptake of cobalt by plankton over the last decade.
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