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J. Stockel
Bio: J. Stockel is an academic researcher from Naval Postgraduate School. The author has contributed to research in topics: Biomass (ecology) & High-Nutrient, low-chlorophyll. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 1296 citations.
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Moss Landing Marine Laboratories1, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute2, Duke University3, Plymouth Marine Laboratory4, Naval Postgraduate School5, University of Hawaii6, University of Miami7, Brookhaven National Laboratory8, Massachusetts Institute of Technology9, Wallops Flight Facility10, University of East Anglia11, Texas A&M University12
TL;DR: Findings indicate that iron limitation can control rates of phytoplankton productivity and biomass in the ocean.
Abstract: The idea that iron might limit phytoplankton growth in large regions of the ocean has been tested by enriching an area of 64 km2 in the open equatorial Pacific Ocean with iron This resulted in a doubling of plant biomass, a threefold increase in chlorophyll and a fourfold increase in plant production Similar increases were found in a chlorophyll-rich plume down-stream of the Galapagos Islands, which was naturally enriched in iron These findings indicate that iron limitation can control rates of phytoplankton productivity and biomass in the ocean
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29 May 2006TL;DR: Reynolds as discussed by the authors provides basic information on composition, morphology and physiology of the main phyletic groups represented in marine and freshwater systems and reviews recent advances in community ecology, developing an appreciation of assembly processes, co-existence and competition, disturbance and diversity.
Abstract: Communities of microscopic plant life, or phytoplankton, dominate the Earth's aquatic ecosystems. This important new book by Colin Reynolds covers the adaptations, physiology and population dynamics of phytoplankton communities in lakes and rivers and oceans. It provides basic information on composition, morphology and physiology of the main phyletic groups represented in marine and freshwater systems and in addition reviews recent advances in community ecology, developing an appreciation of assembly processes, co-existence and competition, disturbance and diversity. Although focussed on one group of organisms, the book develops many concepts relevant to ecology in the broadest sense, and as such will appeal to graduate students and researchers in ecology, limnology and oceanography.
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University of Otago1, University of East Anglia2, Plymouth Marine Laboratory3, Wellington Management Company4, University of Tasmania5, University of Plymouth6, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution7, McGill University8, University of Maine9, Bowling Green State University10, Hobart Corporation11, University of British Columbia12, University of Western Australia13
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that iron supply controls phytoplankton growth and community composition during summer in these polar Southern Ocean waters, but the fate of algal carbon remains unknown and depends on the interplay between the processes controlling export, remineralisation and timescales of water mass subduction.
Abstract: Changes in iron supply to oceanic plankton are thought to have a significant effect on concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide by altering rates of carbon sequestration, a theory known as the 'iron hypothesis' For this reason, it is important to understand the response of pelagic biota to increased iron supply Here we report the results of a mesoscale iron fertilization experiment in the polar Southern Ocean, where the potential to sequester iron-elevated algal carbon is probably greatest Increased iron supply led to elevated phytoplankton biomass and rates of photosynthesis in surface waters, causing a large drawdown of carbon dioxide and macronutrients, and elevated dimethyl sulphide levels after 13 days This drawdown was mostly due to the proliferation of diatom stocks But downward export of biogenic carbon was not increased Moreover, satellite observations of this massive bloom 30 days later, suggest that a sufficient proportion of the added iron was retained in surface waters Our findings demonstrate that iron supply controls phytoplankton growth and community composition during summer in these polar Southern Ocean waters, but the fate of algal carbon remains unknown and depends on the interplay between the processes controlling export, remineralisation and timescales of water mass subduction
1,412 citations
01 Jan 2000
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TL;DR: The seeding of an expanse of surface waters in the equatorial Pacific Ocean with low concentrations of dissolved iron triggered a massive phytoplankton bloom which consumed large quantities of carbon dioxide and nitrate that these microscopic plants cannot fully utilize under natural conditions as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: The seeding of an expanse of surface waters in the equatorial Pacific Ocean with low concentrations of dissolved iron triggered a massive phytoplankton bloom which consumed large quantities of carbon dioxide and nitrate that these microscopic plants cannot fully utilize under natural conditions. These and other observations provide unequivocal support for the hypothesis that phytoplankton growth in this oceanic region is limited by iron bioavailability.
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Moss Landing Marine Laboratories1, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute2, University of Miami3, Plymouth Marine Laboratory4, University of East Anglia5, University of Wisconsin-Madison6, University of Southern California7, University of Hawaii at Manoa8, Ensenada Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education9
TL;DR: Observations provide unequivocal support for the hypothesis that phytoplankton growth in this oceanic region is limited by iron bioavailability.
Abstract: The seeding of an expanse of surface waters in the equatorial Pacific Ocean with low concentrations of dissolved iron triggered a massive phytoplankton bloom which consumed large quantities of carbon dioxide and nitrate that these microscopic plants cannot fully utilize under natural conditions. These and other observations provide unequivocal support for the hypothesis that phytoplankton growth in this oceanic region is limited by iron bioavailability.
1,318 citations