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Lecture 13 Export Production
Lecture 12 summary:
Primary Productivity is limited mostly by nutrients.
In low latitudes (< 45o), the limiting nutrient is most often NO3.
In high latitudes, iron (Fe) plays an important role.
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Net Primary Production
How much of this organic matter production sinks to the deep ocean?
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CO2Corg
Phytopl.
Zoopl.Bacteria
Respiration (Heterotrophic)
Photosynthesis “Net Primary Production (NPP)”
Rh
NPP
Export Production
From NPP to Export Production
Define the f-ratio. What happens to export () if primary productivity (NPP) goes up?
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Export and sinking
v
Low nutrient areas favor small plankton due to surface area/volume consideration.
High nutrient areas favor large plankton, rapid sinking rates, due to force balance (gravity=friction).
The influences of plankton size lead to the following conclusion: Areas of high nutrients can support larger plankton, and a faster sinking of organic matter to the deep ocean.
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DiatomsLarge cellsFast growingRequire high nutrientsRequire Silicate Surface Nitrate
Region of high relative abundance
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Prochlorococcus
Synechococcus
PicoplanktonExtremely smallAutotrophic
Regions of high relative abundance.
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Respiration and Temperature
Like phytoplankton, heterotrophs (zooplankton and bacteria) are also sensitive to temperature. In warm waters, their rates of respiration (Rh) go way up (this is why we put food in the fridge!). As a result, warmer waters should be more efficient at recycling resources, rather than exporting them.
Nitrosomonas
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Nutrient Recycling
Fast sinking Slow Heterotrophs
Large phytoplankton
High nutrients
High NPP
1) High export/low recycling regime
and/or
Zooplankton Bacteria
Cool Temperatures
Heterotrophs very sensitive to temperature
Drag vs. Size
Area/Volume
Nutrient limitation
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Nutrient Recycling
Slow sinking Fast Heterotrophs
Small phytoplankton
Low nutrients
Low NPP
2) High recycling/low export regime
and/or
Zooplankton Bacteria
Warm Temperatures
Heterotrophs very sensitive to temperature
Drag vs. Size
Area/Volume
Nutrient limitation
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Particle Export Ratio (“f-ratio”)
Empirically derived effect of temperature and Net Primary Productivity on the f-ratio (the fraction of productivity that gets exported), and approximate values for some large ocean regions.
0.1
1.0
10
100
SubtropicalGyres
Equatorial
North Atlantic
Southern Ocean
Coastal
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The Particle Export Ratio
Identify regions for each bubble in previous plot.
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Export Production
The figure is the product of which two previous maps?
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Coccolithophores
Emiliani Huxleyi
Produce CaCO3 shellsCan tolerate low light levelsSize 1-40 μm (microplankton)
Region of high abundance
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DiazotrophsCan fix nitrogen
Trichodesmium
Region of high abundance. Why?