Major contribution from mesopelagic plankton to heterotrophic metabolism in the upper ocean

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Biddanda, B [1 ]
Benner, R [1 ]
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[1] Univ Texas, Inst Marine Sci, Port Aransas, TX 78373 USA
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10.1016/S0967-0637(97)00045-9
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P7 [海洋学];
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Measurement of plankton respiration and heterotrophic bacterial abundance and production were made at seven deep water stations within the upper 500 m of the Gulf of Mexico during the summer of 1995. Bacterial abundance [(1.1-4.6)x10(8)1(-1)] and rates of bacterial production (2-19 nM C h(-1)) and plankton respiration (50-245 nM O-2 h(-1)) decreased with depth by four-to nine-fold, and were similar to those reported for oligotrophic waters. Bacterial turnover times increased with depth from approximately 1 to 5 days. Bacterial growth efficiencies decreased from 15% at the surface to 8% at 500 m. Depth-integrated plankton respiration exceeded known estimates of primary production for the region, suggesting that heterotrophic utilization of previously and concurrently produced organic matter (e.g. spring phytoplankton growth, and summer blooms of Trichodesmium sp.) was occurring during the summer. Estimates for the upper 500 m showed that roughly half of the bacterial biomass (56%), bacterial production (49%), and plankton respiration (60%) occurred below the euphotic zone. Routine oceanographic studies have focused exclusively on the metabolic activity occurring within the euphotic zone. Our measurements, however, indicate that mesopelagic plankton also contribute substantially to heterotrophic metabolism and nutrient cycling in the ocean. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd.
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