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| Titel |
Spatial variability of phytoplankton pigment distributions in the Subtropical South Pacific Ocean: comparison between in situ and predicted data |
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J. Ras, H. Claustre, J. Uitz |
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| Sprache |
Englisch
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1726-4170
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In: Biogeosciences ; 5, no. 2 ; Nr. 5, no. 2 (2008-03-12), S.353-369 |
| Datensatznummer |
250002371
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/bg-5-353-2008.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| In the frame of the BIOSOPE cruise in 2004, the spatial distribution and
structure of phytoplankton pigments was investigated along a transect
crossing the ultra-oligotrophic South Pacific Subtropical Gyre (SPSG)
between the Marquesas Archipelago (141° W–8° S) and the Chilean
upwelling (73° W–34° S). A High Performance Liquid Chromatography
(HPLC) method was improved in order to be able to accurately quantify
pigments over such a large range of trophic levels, and especially from
strongly oligotrophic conditions. Seven diagnostic pigments were associated
to three phytoplankton size classes (pico-, nano and microphytoplankton).
The total chlorophyll-α concentrations [TChlα] in surface waters were the
lowest measured in the centre of the gyre, reaching 0.017 mg m−3.
Pigment concentrations at the Deep Chlorophyll Maximum (DCM) were generally
10 fold the surface values. Results were compared to predictions from a
global parameterisation based on remotely sensed surface [TChlα]. The agreement between the in situ and predicted data for such contrasting phytoplankton assemblages was generally good: throughout the oligotrophic gyre system, picophytoplankton (prochlorophytes and cyanophytes) and nanophytoplankton were the dominant classes. Relative bacteriochlorophyll-α concentrations varied around 2%. The transition zone between the Marquesas and the SPSG was also well predicted by the model. However, some regional characteristics have been
observed where measured and modelled data differ. Amongst these features is the extreme depth of the DCM (180 m) towards the centre of the gyre, the presence of a deep nanoflagellate population beneath the DCM or the presence of a prochlorophyte-enriched population in the formation area of the high salinity South Pacific Tropical Water. A coastal site sampled in the eutrophic upwelling zone, characterised by recently upwelled water, was significantly and unusually enriched in picoeucaryotes, in contrast with an offshore upwelling site where a more typical senescent diatom population prevailed. |
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