Dynamics of transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) during the VAHINE mesocosm
experiment in the New Caledonian lagoon

Berman-Frank, Ilana; Spungin, Dina; Rahav, Eyal; Van Wambeke, France; Turk-Kubo, Kendra; Moutin, Thierry

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-13-3793-2016

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01 Jul 2016

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| 01 Jul 2016

Dynamics of transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) during the VAHINE mesocosm experiment in the New Caledonian lagoon

Ilana Berman-Frank, Dina Spungin, Eyal Rahav, France Van Wambeke, Kendra Turk-Kubo, and Thierry Moutin

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RC1: 'REVIEW: Dynamics of transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) during the VAHINE mesocosm experiment in the New Caledonia lagoon', Anonymous Referee #1, 24 Feb 2016
- AC1: 'reply to the reviewer', Ilana Berman-Frank, 02 Apr 2016
RC2: 'The dynamics of transparent exopolymer particles (TEP) during the mesocosm Vahine experiment in the New Caledonian lagoon - manuscript by I.Berman-Frank et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 09 Mar 2016
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In the marine environment, sticky sugar-containing gels, termed transparent exopolymeric particles (TEP), are produced from biological sources and physical and chemical processes. These compounds are essential vectors enhancing downward flow of organic matter and its storage at depth. Spatial and temporal dynamics of TEPs were followed for 23 days during the VAHINE mesocosm experiment that investigated the fate of nitrogen and carbon derived from organisms fixing atmospheric N₂ (diazotrophs).