C : N : P stoichiometry at the Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study station in the North Atlantic Ocean

Singh, A.; Baer, S. E.; Riebesell, U.; Martiny, A. C.; Lomas, M. W.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-6389-2015

Articles | Volume 12, issue 21

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-6389-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-6389-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 12, issue 21

Research article

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09 Nov 2015

Research article |

| 09 Nov 2015

C : N : P stoichiometry at the Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study station in the North Atlantic Ocean

A. Singh, S. E. Baer, U. Riebesell, A. C. Martiny, and M. W. Lomas

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Final revised paper (published on 09 Nov 2015)
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RC C3750: 'review BG-2015-240', Anonymous Referee #1, 22 Jul 2015
- AC C5793: 'Response to reviewer 1', M. W. Lomas, 27 Sep 2015
RC C5023: 'Review of Singh et al. C:N:P stoichiometry at the Bermuda Atlantic Time-series station in the North Atlantic Ocean', Anonymous Referee #2, 08 Sep 2015
- AC C5801: 'Response to Reviewer 2', M. W. Lomas, 27 Sep 2015

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (29 Sep 2015) by Emilio Marañón

AR by M. W. Lomas on behalf of the Authors (30 Sep 2015) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (23 Oct 2015) by Emilio Marañón

AR by M. W. Lomas on behalf of the Authors (27 Oct 2015) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

Stoichiometry of macronutrients in the subtropical ocean is important to understand how biogeochemical cycles are coupled. We observed that elemental stoichiometry was much higher in the dissolved organic-matter pools than in the particulate organic matter pools. In addition ratios vary with depth due to changes in growth rates of specific phytoplankton groups, namely cyanobacteria. These data will improve biogeochemical models by placing observational constraints on these ratios.