Articles | Volume 13, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-1163-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-1163-2016
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25 Feb 2016
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Apparent increase in coccolithophore abundance in the subtropical North Atlantic from 1990 to 2014

Kristen M. Krumhardt, Nicole S. Lovenduski, Natalie M. Freeman, and Nicholas R. Bates

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (22 Jan 2016) by Jean-Pierre Gattuso
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ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (26 Jan 2016) by Jean-Pierre Gattuso
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (03 Feb 2016)
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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (09 Feb 2016) by Jean-Pierre Gattuso
AR by Kristen Krumhardt on behalf of the Authors (11 Feb 2016)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (12 Feb 2016) by Jean-Pierre Gattuso
AR by Kristen Krumhardt on behalf of the Authors (12 Feb 2016)  Manuscript 
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In this study, we combine phytoplankton pigment data with particulate inorganic carbon and chlorophyll measurements from the satellite record to assess recent trends in phytoplankton dynamics in the North Atlantic subtropical gyre, with a focus on coccolithophores. We show that coccolithophores in the North Atlantic have been increasing in abundance. Correlations suggest that they are responding positively to increasing inorganic carbon from anthropogenic inputs in the upper mixed layer.
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