Influence of physical and biological processes on the seasonal cycle of biogenic flux in the equatorial Indian Ocean

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作者
Vidya, P. J. [1 ]
Kumar, S. Prasanna [1 ]
Gauns, M. [1 ]
Verenkar, A. [1 ]
Unger, D. [2 ]
Ramaswamy, V. [1 ]
机构
[1] Natl Inst Oceanog, Panaji 403004, Goa, India
[2] Leibniz Ctr Trop Marine Ecol GmbH, D-28359 Bremen, Germany
关键词
PARTICLE FLUXES; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; SINKING PARTICLES; ARABIAN SEA; CURRENTS; SURFACE; EXPORT; CIRCULATION; ATLANTIC; BAY;
D O I
10.5194/bg-10-7493-2013
中图分类号
Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
学科分类号
071012 ; 0713 ;
摘要
Seasonal cycle of biogenic fluxes obtained from sediment trap at two locations 5 degrees 24 ' N, 86 degrees 46 ' E (southern Bay of Bengal trap; SBBT) and 3 degrees 34 ' N, 77 degrees 46 ' E (equatorial Indian Ocean trap; EIOT) within the equatorial Indian Ocean (EIO) were examined to understand the factors that control them. The sediment trap data at SBBT was collected for ten years from November 1987 while that at EIOT was for a one year period from January 1996. The characteristic of biogenic flux at SBBT was the strong seasonality with peak flux in August, while lack of seasonality characterised the flux at EIOT. The high chlorophyll biomass at the SBBT during the summer monsoon was supported by a combination of processes such as wind-mixing and advection, both of which supplied new nitrogen to the upper ocean. In contrast, the elevated chlorophyll at EIOT during summer monsoon was supported only by wind mixing. High cell counts of phytoplankton (> 5 mu m) at SBBT dominated by diatoms suggest the operation of classical food web and high carbon export. On the contrary, dominance of pico-phytoplankton and one-and-a-half time higher magnitude of micro-zooplankton biomass along with 2-fold lesser meso-zooplankton at EIOT indicated the importance of microbial loop. The substantial decrease in the carbon export at EIOT indicated faster remineralization of photosynthetically produced organic matter.
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页码:7493 / 7507
页数:15
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