Pelagic microbial heterotrophy in response to a highly productive bloom of Phaeocystis antarctica in the Amundsen Sea Polynya, Antarctica

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作者
Williams, C. M. [1 ]
Dupont, A. M. [1 ]
Loevenich, J. [1 ]
Post, A. F. [2 ]
Dinasquet, J. [3 ,4 ]
Yager, P. L. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Georgia, Dept Marine Sci, Athens, GA 30602 USA
[2] URI, Grad Sch Oceanog, Narragansett, RI USA
[3] Univ Copenhagen, Marine Biol Sect, Helsingor, Denmark
[4] Linnaeus Univ, Dept Nat Sci, Kalmar, Sweden
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
PARTICULATE ORGANIC-MATTER; ROSS SEA; BACTERIAL PRODUCTION; MARINE VIRUSES; PHYTOPLANKTON DYNAMICS; LEUCINE INCORPORATION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; GROWTH EFFICIENCY; PROTEIN-SYNTHESIS; CLIMATE-CHANGE;
D O I
10.12952/journal.elementa.000102
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Heterotrophic bacteria play a key role in marine carbon cycling, and understanding their activities in polar systems is important for considering climate change impacts there. One goal of the ASPIRE project was to examine the relationship between the phytoplankton bloom and bacterial heterotrophy in the Amundsen Sea Polynya (ASP). Bacterial abundance, production (BP), respiration, growth efficiency, and extracellular enzyme activity (EEA) were compared to nutrient and organic matter inventories, chlorophyll a (Chl a), viral and microzooplankton abundance, and net primary production (NPP). Bacterial production and respiration clearly responded (0.04-4.0 and 10-53 mu g C L-1 d(-1), respectively) to the buildup of a massive Phaeocystis antarctica bloom (Chl a: 0.2-22 mu g L-1), with highest rates observed in the central polynya where Chl a and particulate organic carbon (POC) were greatest. The highest BP rates exceeded those reported for the Ross Sea or any other Antarctic coastal system, yet the BP: NPP ratio (2.1-9.4%) was relatively low. Bacterial respiration was also high, and growth efficiency (2-27%; median = 10%) was similar to oligotrophic systems. Thus, the integrated bacterial carbon demand (0.8-2.8 g C m(-2) d(-1)) was a high fraction (25-128%; median = 43%) of NPP during bloom development. During peak bloom, activity was particle-associated: BP and EEA correlated well with POC, and size fractionation experiments showed that the larger size fraction (> 3 mu m) accounted for a majority (similar to 75%) of the BP. The community was psychrophilic, with a 5x reduction in BP when warmed to 20 degrees C. In deeper waters, respiration remained relatively high, likely fueled by the significant downward particle flux in the region. A highly active, particle-associated, heterotrophic microbial community clearly responded to the extraordinary phytoplankton bloom in the ASP, likely limiting biological pump efficiency during the early season.
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