Mass sedimentation of Phaeocystis pouchetii in the Barents Sea
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Mass sedimentation of gelatinous rolonies of the prymensiophyte Phaeocystis pouchetii were observed In the upper !00 m of Atlantic v> ater in the central Barents Sea. Sedimentation rates of paniculate organic carbon and nitrogen as weCl as pigments were the highest recorded so far from oceanic environments of the North Atlantic or coastal areas of Norway. High relative concentrations of phytoplankton pigments found in the traps are interpreted as a combination of sinking of Intact phytoplankton cells and undegraded pigments present in macrozooplankton faecal pellets. Evidence presented in this study implies that the zooplankton community of the Barents Sea was not able to control this phytoplankton spring bloom. The suspended and sedimenting organic matter was rich in carbon and pigments, but poor in nitrogen. Tils U explained by the presence of large amounts of carbon-rich mucilage which P. pouchetii colonies develop during their development. In addition to diatoms, sedimentation of a gelatinous phytoplankton species like P. pouchetii may contribute significantly to the formation of Esrine snow and vertical flux from the euphotic lone. However, degradation of P. pouchetii derived derirus at depths less than 100 m greatly diminishes the likely significance of P. pouchetii blooms in processes such as the carbon flux to the deep ocean and sequestering of COj.
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تاریخ انتشار 2006