2013年4月
Diverse stoichiometry of dissolved trace metals in the Indian Ocean
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
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- 記述言語
- 英語
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- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.1038/srep01745
- 出版者・発行元
- NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
Trace metals in seawater are essential to organisms and important as tracers of various processes in the ocean. However, we do not have a good understanding of the global distribution and cycling of trace metals, especially in the Indian Ocean. Here we report the first simultaneous, full-depth, and basin-scale section-distribution of dissolved (D) Al, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, and Pb in the Indian Ocean. Our data reveal widespread co-limitation for phytoplankton production by DFe and occurrence of redox-related processes. The stoichiometry of the DM/phosphorus ratio agrees within a factor of 5 between deep waters in the Indian and Pacific, whereas it shows variability up to a factor of 300 among water masses within the Indian Ocean. This indicates that a consistent mechanism controls the stoichiometry in the deep waters, which are significantly depleted in Mn, Fe, and Co compared to requirements for phytoplankton.
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- DOI : 10.1038/srep01745
- ISSN : 2045-2322
- Web of Science ID : WOS:000318145200006