Two proxies of microbial respiration (ETS) and biomass (ATP) were measured at the surface in early autumn 2001 from 51o to 74oS along 175o E across the Antarctic Polar Front (APF). An increasing of ETS activity and a concomitant decreasing of ATP was detected within the APF. This last has revealed itself a site of oxidation of organic matter and consequently a potential oceanic CO2 source.

Spatial distribution of ETS activity and ATP along a transect from Antarctica to New Zealand

Azzaro M;Azzaro F;Maimone G;La Ferla R
2007

Abstract

Two proxies of microbial respiration (ETS) and biomass (ATP) were measured at the surface in early autumn 2001 from 51o to 74oS along 175o E across the Antarctic Polar Front (APF). An increasing of ETS activity and a concomitant decreasing of ATP was detected within the APF. This last has revealed itself a site of oxidation of organic matter and consequently a potential oceanic CO2 source.
2007
Istituto per l'Ambiente Marino Costiero - IAMC - Sede Napoli
Biomass
Plankton
Open Sea.
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