Microbial dietary preference and interactions affect the export of lipids to the deep ocean
Lipids comprise a significant fraction of sinking organic matter in the ocean and play a
crucial role in the carbon cycle. Despite this, our understanding of the processes that control …
crucial role in the carbon cycle. Despite this, our understanding of the processes that control …
Size‐fractionated primary production dynamics during the decline phase of the North Atlantic spring bloom
Abstract The North Atlantic is a region of enhanced biogeochemical and climatological
importance for the global ocean as it is the site of one of the largest seasonal phytoplankton …
importance for the global ocean as it is the site of one of the largest seasonal phytoplankton …
Physical mechanisms sustaining silica production following the demise of the diatom phase of the North Atlantic spring phytoplankton bloom during EXPORTS
Abstract Each spring, the North Atlantic experiences one of the largest open‐ocean
phytoplankton blooms in the global ocean. Diatoms often dominate the initial phase of the …
phytoplankton blooms in the global ocean. Diatoms often dominate the initial phase of the …
[HTML][HTML] Carbon and silica fluxes during a declining North Atlantic spring bloom as part of the EXPORTS program
The goal of NASA's EXport Processes in the Ocean from RemoTe Sensing (EXPORTS)
project is to develop a predictive understanding of the fate of global ocean primary …
project is to develop a predictive understanding of the fate of global ocean primary …
Eddy tracking from in situ and satellite observations
ZK Erickson, E Fields, L Johnson… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Mesoscale eddies are a dominant source of spatial variability in the surface ocean and play
a major role in the biological marine carbon cycle. Satellite altimetry is often used to locate …
a major role in the biological marine carbon cycle. Satellite altimetry is often used to locate …
Can intense storms affect sinking particle dynamics after the North Atlantic spring bloom?
The sinking of large particles (ie, marine snow) has long been recognized as a key pathway
for efficient particulate organic carbon (POC) export to the ocean interior during the decline …
for efficient particulate organic carbon (POC) export to the ocean interior during the decline …
Quantifying uncertainty in the contribution of mesopelagic fishes to the biological carbon pump in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean
H McMonagle, JK Llopiz, AE Maas… - ICES Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Mesopelagic fishes may contribute substantially to marine carbon export and sequestration.
However, uncertainty in this contribution due to limited precision of mesopelagic biomass …
However, uncertainty in this contribution due to limited precision of mesopelagic biomass …
Microbial respiration in contrasting ocean provinces via high-frequency optode assays
Microbial respiration is a critical component of the marine carbon cycle, determining the
proportion of fixed carbon that is subject to remineralization as opposed to being available …
proportion of fixed carbon that is subject to remineralization as opposed to being available …
The variability of the size distributions of submicron particles in the oceans
The size distribution of submicron particles is essential for understanding their
biogeochemical and optical roles, but it has seldom been measured. This study utilizes …
biogeochemical and optical roles, but it has seldom been measured. This study utilizes …
Reproductive biology, elemental composition and diel vertical migration of the cosmopolitan warm-temperate pelagic tunicate Soestia zonaria
Pelagic tunicates (appendicularians, doliolids, pyrosomes, salps) are cosmopolitan
members of open-ocean food webs that serve as a link to the microbial loop and play a …
members of open-ocean food webs that serve as a link to the microbial loop and play a …