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Hydrothermal vents trigger massive phytoplankton blooms in the Southern Ocean

Authors :
Mathieu Ardyna
Léo Lacour
Sara Sergi
Francesco d’Ovidio
Jean-Baptiste Sallée
Mathieu Rembauville
Stéphane Blain
Alessandro Tagliabue
Reiner Schlitzer
Catherine Jeandel
Kevin Robert Arrigo
Hervé Claustre
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2019)
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2019.

Abstract

Hydrothermal activity is recognized to be significant in regulating the dynamics of trace elements in the ocean. Here the authors report the first observational evidence of upwelled hydrothermally influenced deep waters stimulating massive phytoplankton blooms in the Southern Ocean.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
10
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.4999949bc2b546aba451704741e422e9
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09973-6