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A study was carried out to assess primary production and associated export flux in the coastal waters of the western Antarctic Peninsula at an oceanographic time-series site. New, i.e., exportable, primary production in the upper water-column was estimated in two ways; by nutrient deficit measurements, and by primary production rate measurements using separate C-labelled radioisotope and N-labelled stable isotope uptake incubations. The resulting average annual exportable primary production estimates at the time-series site from nutrient deficit and primary production rates were 13 and 16molCm, respectively. Regenerated primary production was measured using N-labelled ammonium and urea uptake, and was low throughout the sampling period.The exportable primary production measurements were compared with sediment trap flux measurements from 2 locations; the time-series site and at a site 40. km away in deeper water. Results showed ~1% of the upper mixed layer exportable primary production was exported to traps at 200. m depth at the time-series site (total water column depth 520. m). The maximum particle flux rate to sediment traps at the deeper offshore site (total water column depth 820. m) was lower than the flux at the coastal time-series site. Flux of particulate organic carbon was similar throughout the spring-summer high flux period for both sites. Remineralisation of particulate organic matter predominantly occurred in the upper water-column (
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | primary production,new production,regenerated production,f ratio,antarctic peninsula,southern ocean |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (former - to 2017) Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Climate, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (former - to 2017) |
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| Depositing User: | Pure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Oct 2013 10:16 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Sep 2024 10:42 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/43743 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.dsr.2013.02.001 |
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