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Geographical variation of the water column distrubution of suspended particulate organic nitrogen and its 15N natural abundance in the Pacific and its marginal seas
Toshiro Saino,Akihiko Hattori +1 more
- Vol. 34, Iss: 5, pp 807-827
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The water column distribution of suspended particulate organic nitrogen (PON) and its natural abundance ratio of 15N: 14N were investigated to a depth of ∼4000 m at 13 stations in the North Pacific, and the South China, Philippine and Bering seas as mentioned in this paper.Abstract:
The water column distribution of suspended particulate organic nitrogen (PON) and its natural abundance ratio of 15N: 14N were investigated to a depth of ∼4000 m at 13 stations in the North Pacific, and the South China, Philippine and Bering seas. At two stations in the northern North Pacific, sediment trap experiments were also carried out. The δ15N of PON ranged from −1.5 to 23.3 per mil. The 15N natural abundance of PON increased with depth between 0 and 200 m, while the PON concentration decreased sharply in the same depth range. In the vertical profiles, the PON in the deep water was, on an average, enriched with 15N by approximately 6 per mil as compared with that in the euphotic zone. These findings imply that the vertical transport of organic matter is mediated primarily by rapidly sinking particles, and that most of the decomposition of organic matter takes place in the shallow layer beneath the bottom of the euphotic zone (<200 m) in a similar manner at all locations.
The average 15N abundance of PON in the water column was higher in the eastern tropical and central gyre portions of the Pacific than in the western Pacific, the South China Sea, the Philippine Sea, and the Bering Sea. Year-round stratification, the influence of 15N enriched nitrate produced during denitrification and the lack of significant nitrogen fixation in the surface layer probably caused the 15N enrichment in the eastern tropical Pacific.read more
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