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Low contribution of N2 fixation to new production and excess nitrogen in the subtropical northeast Atlantic margin
Benavides, Mar; Arístegui, Javier; Agawin, Nona S. R. et al.
2013In Deep-Sea Research. Part I, Oceanographic Research Papers, 81 (0), p. 36-48
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Keywords :
Nitrogen; Canary Current; Oceanography; New production; Upwelling
Abstract :
[en] We used 15N-labeled substrates to measure dinitrogen (N2) fixation, nitrate and ammonium uptake, regeneration and associated dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) release in a coastal upwelling system (Cape Ghir, ∼31°N) and an open ocean grid (bounded between 25°–42°N and 20°W) in the Canary Current region during the summer of 2009. New production (Pnew= uptake+N2 fixation+DON released from uptake− regeneration) was higher in the upwelling than in the open ocean zone (0.126 and 0.014 µmol N L−1 h−1, respectively), while regenerated production (Preg= uptake+DON released from uptake+ regeneration) was similar in both zones (0.157 and 0.133 µmol N L−1 h−1, respectively). The resulting f-ratio (Pnew/Pnew+Preg) for the open ocean and upwelling zones was 0.08 and 0.48, respectively. The availability of nitrogen in excess of that expected from Redfield stoichiometry is generally attributed to N2 fixation. A previous study indicated that our open ocean grid zone had an excess nitrogen production rate of 40±22×1010 mol N yr−1. We revisited this budget including new dissolved organic matter and fluxes through the Strait of Gibraltar and estimated a revised nitrogen excess rate of 22±19×1010 mol N yr−1. The average volumetric rate of N2 fixation for this zone was only 1.3×10−3 nmol N L−1 d−1, indicating that its influence in Pnew and nitrogen excess production in this part of the Atlantic is negligible.
Disciplines :
Biochemistry, biophysics & molecular biology
Author, co-author :
Benavides, Mar;  Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria > Instituto de Oceanografía y Cambio Global
Arístegui, Javier;  Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria > Instituto de Oceanografía y Cambio Global
Agawin, Nona S. R.;  Universitat de les Illes Balears > Department de Biologia
Álvarez-Salgado, Xosé Antón;  CSIC > Instituto de Investigacións Mariñas
Álvarez, Marta;  Instituto Español de Oceanografía > Centro Oceanográfico de A Coruña
Troupin, Charles  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > GeoHydrodynamics and Environment Research (GHER)
Language :
English
Title :
Low contribution of N2 fixation to new production and excess nitrogen in the subtropical northeast Atlantic margin
Publication date :
18 July 2013
Journal title :
Deep-Sea Research. Part I, Oceanographic Research Papers
ISSN :
0967-0637
eISSN :
1879-0119
Publisher :
Elsevier, United Kingdom
Volume :
81
Issue :
0
Pages :
36-48
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Name of the research project :
CAIBEX
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