Meso-zooplankton structure and functioning in the western tropical South Pacific along the 20th parallel south during the OUTPACE survey (February–April 2015)

Carlotti, François; Pagano, Marc; Guilloux, Loïc; Donoso, Katty; Valdés, Valentina; Grosso, Olivier; Hunt, Brian P. V.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-15-7273-2018

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10 Dec 2018

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| 10 Dec 2018

Meso-zooplankton structure and functioning in the western tropical South Pacific along the 20th parallel south during the OUTPACE survey (February–April 2015)

François Carlotti, Marc Pagano, Loïc Guilloux, Katty Donoso, Valentina Valdés, Olivier Grosso, and Brian P. V. Hunt

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RC1: 'Overall review', Anonymous Referee #1, 07 May 2018
- AC1: 'Answers to referee 1's comments', François Carlotti, 04 Sep 2018
- AC3: 'New version of the ms', François Carlotti, 04 Sep 2018
RC2: 'Interactive comment on “Mesozooplankton structure and functioning in the western tropical South Pacific along the 20 parallel south during the OUTPACE survey (February–April 2015)” by François Carlotti et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 25 Jun 2018
- AC2: 'Answers to referee 2's comments', François Carlotti, 04 Sep 2018
  - AC4: 'New version of the ms', François Carlotti, 04 Sep 2018

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Reconsider after major revisions (20 Sep 2018) by Sophie Bonnet

AR by François Carlotti on behalf of the Authors (16 Oct 2018) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (18 Oct 2018) by Sophie Bonnet

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (18 Oct 2018)

RR by Antonio Bode (19 Oct 2018)

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (20 Oct 2018) by Sophie Bonnet

AR by François Carlotti on behalf of the Authors (30 Oct 2018) Author's response Manuscript

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The paper characterizes the zooplankton community and plankton food web processes between New Caledonia and Tahiti (tropical South Pacific) during the austral summer 2015. In this region, the pelagic production depends on N₂ fixation by diazotroph microorganisms on which the zooplankton community feeds, supporting a pelagic food chain ending with valuable tuna fisheries. We estimated a contribution of up to 75 % of diazotroph‐derived nitrogen to zooplankton biomass in the Melanesian archipelago.