The acceleration of dissolved cobalt's ecological stoichiometry due to biological uptake, remineralization, and scavenging in the Atlantic Ocean

Saito, Mak A.; Noble, Abigail E.; Hawco, Nicholas; Twining, Benjamin S.; Ohnemus, Daniel C.; John, Seth G.; Lam, Phoebe; Conway, Tim M.; Johnson, Rod; Moran, Dawn; McIlvin, Matthew

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-4637-2017

Articles | Volume 14, issue 20

https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-4637-2017

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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-4637-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 14, issue 20

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20 Oct 2017

Research article |

| 20 Oct 2017

The acceleration of dissolved cobalt's ecological stoichiometry due to biological uptake, remineralization, and scavenging in the Atlantic Ocean

Mak A. Saito, Abigail E. Noble, Nicholas Hawco, Benjamin S. Twining, Daniel C. Ohnemus, Seth G. John, Phoebe Lam, Tim M. Conway, Rod Johnson, Dawn Moran, and Matthew McIlvin

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RC1: 'Review of bg-2016-511', Rachel Shelley, 18 Jan 2017
- AC2: 'Response to Reviewer #1', Mak Saito, 22 May 2017
RC2: 'Biogeochemical cycle of cobalt in the Atlantic Ocean', Marie Boye, 25 Apr 2017
- AC1: 'Response to Reviewer #2', Mak Saito, 22 May 2017
AC3: 'Responses to reviewers', Mak Saito, 30 May 2017

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (08 Jun 2017) by Gerhard Herndl

AR by Mak Saito on behalf of the Authors (01 Aug 2017) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish as is (28 Aug 2017) by Gerhard Herndl

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Cobalt has the smallest oceanic inventory of all known inorganic micronutrients, and hence is particularly vulnerable to influence by internal oceanic processes. The stoichiometry of cobalt was studied in the North Atlantic, and interpreted with regard to the context of Redfield theory with a focus on biological uptake, scavenging, and the coupling between dissolved and particulate phases. The stoichiometry of cobalt accelerated towards the surface due to increased biological activity and use.