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Influence of giant kelp beds (Macrocystis pyrifera) on diel cycles of pCO2 and DIC in the Sub-Antarctic coastal area
Delille, Bruno; Borges, Alberto; Delille, Daniel
2009In Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 81, p. 114-122
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Abstract :
[en] The partial pressure of CO2 (pCO2) and dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) were monitored in shallow coastal waters located inside and outside giant kelp beds (Macrocystis pyrifera) located in the Kerguelen Archipelago (Southern Ocean). Photosynthesis and respiration by microplankton and kelp lead to marked pCO2 and DIC diel cycles. Daily variations of pCO2 and DIC are significant in the spring and summer, but absent in the winter, reflecting the seasonal cycle of biological activity in the kelp beds. If the kelp beds seem to favour the onset of phytoplankton blooms, most of the primary production inside the kelp beds is due to the kelp itself. The primary production of Macrocystis kelp beds in the Sub-Antarctic high-nutrient, low-chlorophyll (HNLC) waters off the Kerguelen Archipelago is elevated and closely linked to light availability. This production is significant from October to March and reaches its climax in December at the solar radiation maximum.
Disciplines :
Aquatic sciences & oceanology
Author, co-author :
Delille, Bruno  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Océanographie chimique
Borges, Alberto  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Océanographie chimique
Delille, Daniel
Language :
English
Title :
Influence of giant kelp beds (Macrocystis pyrifera) on diel cycles of pCO2 and DIC in the Sub-Antarctic coastal area
Publication date :
2009
Journal title :
Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science
ISSN :
0272-7714
eISSN :
1096-0015
Publisher :
Academic Press, London, United Kingdom
Volume :
81
Pages :
114-122
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Name of the research project :
Belcanto
Funders :
IPEV - Institut Polaire Français Paul Émile Victor [FR]
BELSPO - Politique scientifique fédérale [BE]
F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique [BE]
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