Silica production and the contribution of diatoms to new and primary production in the central North Pacific

The silica cycle in the upper 200 m of the central North Pacific was examined to further assess the role of oligotrophic mid-ocean gyres in the global marine silica cycle and to evaluate the role of diatoms in the regional carbon and nitrogen cycles. Siliceous biomass in the upper 200 m was very low...

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Published in:Marine ecology. Progress series (Halstenbek) 1998-01, Vol.167, p.89-104
Main Authors: Brzezinski, Mark A., Villareal, Tracy A., Lipschultz, Fredric
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bacillariophyceae
Diatoms
Euphotic zone
Gyres
Hemiaulus hauckii
Kinetics
Marine
Mastogloia woodiana
Nitrates
Oceans
Primary productivity
Sea water
Seas
Surface water
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Summary:The silica cycle in the upper 200 m of the central North Pacific was examined to further assess the role of oligotrophic mid-ocean gyres in the global marine silica cycle and to evaluate the role of diatoms in the regional carbon and nitrogen cycles. Siliceous biomass in the upper 200 m was very low (generally
ISSN:0171-8630
1616-1599
DOI:10.3354/meps167089