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BG - Special Issue

Biogeochemistry and Optics South Pacific Experiment (BIOSOPE)
Editor(s): H. Claustre, A. Sciandra, and D. Vaulot


The "neutral" community structure of planktonic herbivores, tintinnid ciliates of the microzooplankton, across the SE Tropical Pacific Ocean
J. R. Dolan, M. E. Ritchie, and J. Ras
Biogeosciences, 4, 297-310, 2007
Abstract   Final Revised Paper (PDF, 9517 KB)   Discussion Paper (BGD)


  07 Jun 2007
Nitrous oxide distribution and its origin in the central and eastern South Pacific Subtropical Gyre
J. Charpentier, L. Farias, N. Yoshida, N. Boontanon, and P. Raimbault
Biogeosciences, 4, 729-741, 2007
Abstract   Final Revised Paper (PDF, 1043 KB)   Discussion Paper (BGD)


  13 Sep 2007
Detailed validation of the bidirectional effect in various Case 1 waters for application to ocean color imagery
K. J. Voss, A. Morel, and D. Antoine
Biogeosciences, 4, 781-789, 2007
Abstract   Final Revised Paper (PDF, 4694 KB)   Discussion Paper (BGD)


  26 Sep 2007
Contribution of picoplankton to the total particulate organic carbon concentration in the eastern South Pacific
C. Grob, O. Ulloa, H. Claustre, Y. Huot, G. Alarcón, and D. Marie
Biogeosciences, 4, 837-852, 2007
Abstract   Final Revised Paper (PDF, 5944 KB)   Supplement (238 KB)   Discussion Paper (BGD)


  15 Oct 2007
Relationship between photosynthetic parameters and different proxies of phytoplankton biomass in the subtropical ocean
Y. Huot, M. Babin, F. Bruyant, C. Grob, M. S. Twardowski, and H. Claustre
Biogeosciences, 4, 853-868, 2007
Abstract   Final Revised Paper (PDF, 8083 KB)   Discussion Paper (BGD)


  16 Oct 2007
Natural variability of bio-optical properties in Case 1 waters: attenuation and reflectance within the visible and near-UV spectral domains, as observed in South Pacific and Mediterranean waters
A. Morel, H. Claustre, D. Antoine, and B. Gentili
Biogeosciences, 4, 913-925, 2007
Abstract   Final Revised Paper (PDF, 734 KB)   Discussion Paper (BGD)


  26 Oct 2007
Growth and specific P-uptake rates of bacterial and phytoplanktonic communities in the Southeast Pacific (BIOSOPE cruise)
S. Duhamel, T. Moutin, F. Van Wambeke, B. Van Mooy, P. Rimmelin, P. Raimbault, and H. Claustre
Biogeosciences, 4, 941-956, 2007
Abstract   Final Revised Paper (PDF, 1969 KB)   Discussion Paper (BGD)


  08 Nov 2007
Optical backscattering properties of the "clearest" natural waters
M. S. Twardowski, H. Claustre, S. A. Freeman, D. Stramski, and Y. Huot
Biogeosciences, 4, 1041-1058, 2007
Abstract   Final Revised Paper (PDF, 1716 KB)   Discussion Paper (BGD)


  29 Nov 2007
Two High-Nutrient Low-Chlorophyll phytoplankton assemblages: the tropical central Pacific and the offshore Perú-Chile Current
F. Gómez, H. Claustre, P. Raimbault, and S. Souissi
Biogeosciences, 4, 1101-1113, 2007
Abstract   Final Revised Paper (PDF, 4454 KB)   Discussion Paper (BGD)


  14 Dec 2007
Phosphate availability and the ultimate control of new nitrogen input by nitrogen fixation in the tropical Pacific Ocean
T. Moutin, D. M. Karl, S. Duhamel, P. Rimmelin, P. Raimbault, B. A. S. Van Mooy, and H. Claustre
Biogeosciences, 5, 95-109, 2008
Abstract   Final Revised Paper (PDF, 1464 KB)   Discussion Paper (BGD)


  29 Jan 2008
Phospholipid synthesis rates in the eastern subtropical South Pacific Ocean
B. A. S. Van Mooy, T. Moutin, S. Duhamel, P. Rimmelin, and F. Van Wambeke
Biogeosciences, 5, 133-139, 2008
Abstract   Final Revised Paper (PDF, 1618 KB)   Discussion Paper (BGD)


  06 Feb 2008
Heterotrophic bacterial production in the eastern South Pacific: longitudinal trends and coupling with primary production
F. Van Wambeke, I. Obernosterer, T. Moutin, S. Duhamel, O. Ulloa, and H. Claustre
Biogeosciences, 5, 157-169, 2008
Abstract   Final Revised Paper (PDF, 701 KB)   Discussion Paper (BGD)


  08 Feb 2008
Relationships between the surface concentration of particulate organic carbon and optical properties in the eastern South Pacific and eastern Atlantic Oceans
D. Stramski, R. A. Reynolds, M. Babin, S. Kaczmarek, M. R. Lewis, R. Röttgers, A. Sciandra, M. Stramska, M. S. Twardowski, B. A. Franz, and H. Claustre
Biogeosciences, 5, 171-201, 2008
Abstract   Final Revised Paper (PDF, 1805 KB)   Discussion Paper (BGD)   Corrigendum


  14 Feb 2008
Picoplankton diversity in the South-East Pacific Ocean from cultures
F. Le Gall, F. Rigaut-Jalabert, D. Marie, L. Garczarek, M. Viprey, A. Gobet, and D. Vaulot
Biogeosciences, 5, 203-214, 2008
Abstract   Final Revised Paper (PDF, 2001 KB)   Supplement (45 KB)   Discussion Paper (BGD)


  15 Feb 2008
Nutrient limitation of primary productivity in the Southeast Pacific (BIOSOPE cruise)
S. Bonnet, C. Guieu, F. Bruyant, O. Prášil, F. Van Wambeke, P. Raimbault, T. Moutin, C. Grob, M. Y. Gorbunov, J. P. Zehr, S. M. Masquelier, L. Garczarek, and H. Claustre
Biogeosciences, 5, 215-225, 2008
Abstract   Final Revised Paper (PDF, 1079 KB)   Discussion Paper (BGD)


  20 Feb 2008
Dissolved iron distribution in the tropical and sub tropical South Eastern Pacific
S. Blain, S. Bonnet, and C. Guieu
Biogeosciences, 5, 269-280, 2008
Abstract   Final Revised Paper (PDF, 4322 KB)   Discussion Paper (BGD)


  27 Feb 2008
Distribution of inorganic and organic nutrients in the South Pacific Ocean − evidence for long-term accumulation of organic matter in nitrogen-depleted waters
P. Raimbault, N. Garcia, and F. Cerutti
Biogeosciences, 5, 281-298, 2008
Abstract   Final Revised Paper (PDF, 1782 KB)   Discussion Paper (BGD)


  03 Mar 2008
Volume distribution for particles between 3.5 to 2000 μm in the upper 200 m region of the South Pacific Gyre
L. Stemmann, D. Eloire, A. Sciandra, G. A. Jackson, L. Guidi, M. Picheral, and G. Gorsky
Biogeosciences, 5, 299-310, 2008
Abstract   Final Revised Paper (PDF, 1480 KB)   Discussion Paper (BGD)


  03 Mar 2008
Distribution of micro-organisms along a transect in the South-East Pacific Ocean (BIOSOPE cruise) using epifluorescence microscopy
S. Masquelier and D. Vaulot
Biogeosciences, 5, 311-321, 2008
Abstract   Final Revised Paper (PDF, 4529 KB)   Discussion Paper (BGD)


  04 Mar 2008
Evidence for efficient regenerated production and dinitrogen fixation in nitrogen-deficient waters of the South Pacific Ocean: impact on new and export production estimates
P. Raimbault and N. Garcia
Biogeosciences, 5, 323-338, 2008
Abstract   Final Revised Paper (PDF, 1442 KB)   Discussion Paper (BGD)


  05 Mar 2008
Spatial variability of phytoplankton pigment distributions in the Subtropical South Pacific Ocean: comparison between in situ and predicted data
J. Ras, H. Claustre, and J. Uitz
Biogeosciences, 5, 353-369, 2008
Abstract   Final Revised Paper (PDF, 7389 KB)   Discussion Paper (BGD)


  12 Mar 2008
Gross community production and metabolic balance in the South Pacific Gyre, using a non intrusive bio-optical method
H. Claustre, Y. Huot, I. Obernosterer, B. Gentili, D. Tailliez, and M. Lewis
Biogeosciences, 5, 463-474, 2008
Abstract   Final Revised Paper (PDF, 1194 KB)   Supplement (109 KB)   Discussion Paper (BGD)


  28 Mar 2008
Particle optical backscattering along a chlorophyll gradient in the upper layer of the eastern South Pacific Ocean
Y. Huot, A. Morel, M. S. Twardowski, D. Stramski, and R. A. Reynolds
Biogeosciences, 5, 495-507, 2008
Abstract   Final Revised Paper (PDF, 656 KB)   Discussion Paper (BGD)


  07 Apr 2008
Corrigendum to "Relationships between the surface concentration of particulate organic carbon and optical properties in the eastern South Pacific and eastern Atlantic Oceans'' published in Biogeosciences, 5, 171–201, 2008
D. Stramski
Biogeosciences, 5, 595-595, 2008
Abstract   Final Revised Paper (PDF, 245 KB)   Corresponding Article


  22 Apr 2008
Introduction to the special section bio-optical and biogeochemical conditions in the South East Pacific in late 2004: the BIOSOPE program
H. Claustre, A. Sciandra, and D. Vaulot
Biogeosciences, 5, 679-691, 2008
Abstract   Final Revised Paper (PDF, 1400 KB)   Discussion Paper (BGD)


  06 May 2008
Biochemical characteristics and bacterial community structure of the sea surface microlayer in the South Pacific Ocean
I. Obernosterer, P. Catala, R. Lami, J. Caparros, J. Ras, A. Bricaud, C. Dupuy, F. van Wambeke, and P. Lebaron
Biogeosciences, 5, 693-705, 2008
Abstract   Final Revised Paper (PDF, 532 KB)   Discussion Paper (BGD)


  06 May 2008
Factors limiting heterotrophic bacterial production in the southern Pacific Ocean
F. Van Wambeke, S. Bonnet, T. Moutin, P. Raimbault, G. Alarcón, and C. Guieu
Biogeosciences, 5, 833-845, 2008
Abstract   Final Revised Paper (PDF, 503 KB)   Discussion Paper (BGD)


  19 May 2008
Distribution of lipid biomarkers and carbon isotope fractionation in contrasting trophic environments of the South East Pacific
I. Tolosa, J.-C. Miquel, B. Gasser, P. Raimbault, C. Goyet, and H. Claustre
Biogeosciences, 5, 949-968, 2008
Abstract   Final Revised Paper (PDF, 720 KB)   Discussion Paper (BGD)


  30 Jun 2008
Calcite production by coccolithophores in the south east Pacific Ocean
L. Beaufort, M. Couapel, N. Buchet, H. Claustre, and C. Goyet
Biogeosciences, 5, 1101-1117, 2008
Abstract   Final Revised Paper (PDF, 3416 KB)   Discussion Paper (BGD)


  04 Aug 2008