Mesoscale vertical motion and the size structure of phytoplankton in the ocean.

Abstract:

:Phytoplankton size structure is acknowledged as a fundamental property determining energy flow through 'microbial' or 'herbivore' pathways. The balance between these two pathways determines the ability of the ecosystem to recycle carbon within the upper layer or to export it to the ocean interior. Small cells are usually characteristic of oligotrophic, stratified ocean waters, in which regenerated ammonium is the only available form of inorganic nitrogen and recycling dominates. Large cells seem to characterize phytoplankton in which inputs of nitrate enter the euphotic layer and exported production is higher. But the size structure of phytoplankton may depend more directly on hydrodynamical forces than on the source of available nitrogen. Here we present an empirical model that relates the magnitude of mesoscale vertical motion to the slope of the size-abundance spectrum of phytoplankton in a frontal ecosystem. Our model indicates that the relative proportion of large cells increases with the magnitude of the upward velocity. This suggests that mesoscale vertical motion-a ubiquitous feature of eddies and unstable fronts-controls directly the size structure of phytoplankton in the ocean.

journal_name

Nature

journal_title

Nature

authors

Rodríguez J,Tintoré J,Allen JT,Blanco JM,Gomis D,Reul A,Ruiz J,Rodríguez V,Echevarría F,Jiménez-Gómez F

doi

10.1038/35066560

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subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2001-03-15 00:00:00

pages

360-3

issue

6826

eissn

0028-0836

issn

1476-4687

pii

35066560

journal_volume

410

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