Biogeochemistry of the Ross Sea / Giacomo R. DiTullio and Robert B. Dunbar, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

DiTullio, Giacomo R., 1954-

Dunbar, Robert B., 1954-

Series:

Antarctic research series 0066-4634 ; v. 78.

Antarctic research series, 0066-4634 ; v. 78

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biogeochemistry--Antarctica--Ross Sea.

Biogeochemistry.

Antarctica.

Physical Description:

x, 358 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 28 cm.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : American Geophysical Union, 2003.

Contents:

Biogeochemistry of the Ross Sea

An Introduction / Giacomo R. DiTullio, Robert B. Dunbar 1

Section 1 Physics and Hydrography of the Ross Sea

The Ross Sea Circulation During the 1990s / Michael L. Van Woert, Eric S. Johnson, Leonardo Langone, Denise L. Worthen, Andy Monaghan, David H. Bromwich, Roberto Meloni, Robert B. Dunbar 5

Section 2 Phytoplankton Biomass and Primary Production in the Ross Sea

Algal Pigment Ratios in the Ross Sea: Implications for CHEMTAX Analysis of Southern Ocean Data / Giacomo R. DiTullio, Mark E. Geesey, Amy R. Leventer, Michael P. Lizotte 35

The Ross Sea Polynya Project: Diatom- and Phaeocystis-dominated Phytoplankton Assemblages in the Ross Sea, Antarctica, 1994 and 1995 / David L. Garrison, Angela Gibson, Holly Kunze, Marcia M. Gowing, Chrystal L. Vickers, Sylvie Mathot, Ross C. Bayre 53

Evaluating Photosynthetic Carbon Fixation During Phaeocystis antarctica Blooms / Dale H. Robinson, Kevin R. Arrigo, Giacomo R. DiTullio, Michael P. Lizotte 77

A Coupled Ocean-Ecosystem Model of the Ross Sea. Part 1: Interannual Variability of Primary Production and Phytoplankton Community Structure / Denise L. Worthen, Kevin R. Arrigo 93

The Influence of Sea Ice on Ross Sea Biogeochemical Processes / Michael P. Lizotte 107

Section 3 Dissolved Organic Matter and Microbial Dynamics in the Ross Sea

The Contribution of Dissolved Organic Carbon and Nitrogen to the Biogeochemistry of the Ross Sea / Craig A. Carlson, Dennis A. Hansell 123

Seasonal Production and Bacterial Utilization of DOC in the Ross Sea, Antarctica / Hugh W. Ducklow 143

Section 4 Nutrient Dynamics

Effects of Ammonium on Nitrate Utilization in the Ross Sea, Antarctica: Implications for f-ratio Estimates / William P. Cochlan, Deborah A. Bronk 159

Non-Redfield Production and Export of Marine Organic Matter: A Recurrent Part of the Annual Cycle in the Ross Sea, Antarctica / Robert B. Dunbar, Kevin R. Arrigo, Michael Lutz, Giacomo R. DiTullio, Amy R. Leventer, Michael P. Lizotte, Michael P. Van Woert, Dale H. Robinson 179

Effects of Assemblage Composition on the Temporal Dynamics of Carbon and Nitrogen Uptake in the Ross Sea / Walker O. Smith, Jr., Christina M. van Hilst 197

Flavodoxin as a Diagnostic Indicator of Chronic Iron Limitation in the Ross Sea and New Zealand Sector of the Southern Ocean / Jennifer M. Maucher, Giacomo R. DiTullio 209

Section 5 Particulate Fluxes in the Ross Sea

Rapid Sinking of Biogenic Material During the Late Austral Summer in the Ross Sea, Antarctica / Leonardo Langone, Robert B. Dunbar, David A. Mucciarone, Mariangela Ravaioli, Roberto Meloni, Charles A. Nittrouer 221

The Distribution of Particulate Organic Carbon and Its Dynamics in the Southern Ross Sea / Vernon L. Asper, Walker O. Smith, Jr. 235

Larger Microplankton in the Ross Sea: Abundance, Biomass and Flux in the Austral Summer / Marcia M. Gowing, David L. Garrison 243

Annual Sedimentation Pattern of Zooplankton Fecal Pellets in the Southern Ross Sea: What Food Webs and Processes Does the Record Imply? / Alessandra Accornero, Marcia M. Gowing 261

Section 6 Non-conservative Tracers and Biogenic Gases

Dimethylsulfide Dynamics in the Ross Sea During Austral Summer / Giacomo R. DiTullio, David R. Jones, Mark E. Geesey 279

The Annual Cycle of Surface Water CO[subscript 2] and O[subscript 2] in the Ross Sea: A Model for Gas Exchange on the Continental Shelves of Antarctica / Colm Sweeney 295

Section 7 Benthic-Pelagic Coupling in the Ross Sea

Benthic Carbon Cycling in the Ross Sea Polynya, Antarctica: Benthic Community Metabolism and Sediment Tracers / Jacqueline M. Grebmeier, Giacomo R. DiTullio, James P. Barry, Lee W. Cooper 313

Oceanographic Versus Seafloor-Habitat Control of Benthic Megafaunal Communities in the S.W. Ross Sea, Antarctica / James P. Barry, Jacqueline M. Grebmeier, James Smith, Robert B. Dunbar 327

Biogeochemistry of the Ross Sea

A Summary / Giacomo R. DiTullio, Robert B. Dunbar 355.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0875909728

OCLC:

52858239