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Response of primary producers to the hydrographic variability in the southern region of the California Current System
- Source :
- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, IPN, Redalyc-IPN, Ciencias Marinas (México) Num.2 Vol.43
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, 2017.
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Abstract
- The response of primary producers to seasonal and interannual variabilities in the hydrographic conditions observed between 1997 and 2012 is analyzed for the southern portion of the California Current System (CCS). The analysis uses the optimum rate of primary productivity (PP) normalized by units of chlorophyll (Chla) in the water column (PBopt) and Chla concentration. In situ PP estimations using the 14C method were obtained as part of the seasonal cruises conducted by the Investigaciones Mexicanas de la Corriente de California program. Supplementary data included sea surface temperature (SST) as measured by the AVHRR sensor from 1985–2009. We found the mean value of PBopt to be at 5.1 ± 3.3 mg C·(mg Chla)–1·h–1, with maximum ranges of 0.5 and 17.5 mg C·(mg Chla)–1·h–1. The relationship between PBopt and SST suggested a phytoplankton community change at around 19 oC, which characterized the transitional nature of the southern portion of the CCS. SST data suggested, on the one hand, that on average the 19 oC isotherm is located in the vicinity of Punta Eugenia and, on the other, that its spatial variability defined the alternating cool–warm conditions. At the seasonal scale, this isotherm showed a marked latitudinal displacement (from 24oN to 32oN), which was observed to be even out of this range during interannual events associated with El Nino/La Nina. Under both cool-warm hydrographic conditions, the phytoplanktonic community showed large PBopt rates (~6 mg C·(mg Chla)–1·h–1). At the interannual scale, changes were associated to changes in the abundance and composition of nano-microphytoplankton. Additionally, data suggested that high PP rates during warm periods could be attributed to an enhanced picoplankton contribution. Se analizo la respuesta de los productores primarios a la variabilidad estacional e interanual de las condiciones hidrograficas en la region sur del Sistema de la Corriente de California (SCC) entre 1997 y 2012. El analisis se basa en la tasa optima de productividad primaria (PP) normalizada por unidad de clorofila (Chla) en la columna de agua (PBopt) y en la concentracion de Chla. Como parte del monitoreo que realiza el programa de Investigaciones Mexicanas de la Corriente de California, se obtuvieron para cada estacion del ano datos de PP in situ con la tecnica de 14C. La informacion se complemento con datos de la temperatura superficial del mar (TSM) medida por el sensor AVHRR de 1985 a 2009. El analisis de los datos de TSM demostro que, en el promedio de largo periodo, la isoterma de 19 oC se ubico en las inmediaciones de punta Eugenia y que su variabilidad espacial permite seguir la alternancia del cambio entre las condiciones frias y calidas. En la escala estacional, esta isoterma presento un marcado desplazamiento latitudinal (de 24oN a 32oN), y se extiendio aun mas durante eventos interanuales asociados a El Nino/La Nina. El valor promedio del PBopt fue de 5.1 ± 3.3 mg C·(mg Chla)–1·h–1 y vario de 0.5 a 17.5 mg C· (mg Chla)–1·h–1. La relacion entre el PBopt y la TSM sugiere un cambio en la comunidad del fitoplancton a los 19 oC, lo que se considero como una respuesta al caracter transicional del SCC. La comunidad fitoplanctonica mantuvo altas tasas promedio de PBopt (~6 mg C·(mg Chla)–1·h–1) en ambas condiciones hidrograficas (frio/calido). Las variaciones en la escala estacional e interanual del PBopt estuvieron asociados a cambios en la composicion y abundancia del nano-microfitoplancton. Los datos sugieren que las altas tasas PP en periodos calidos pueden atribuirse a la contribucion del picoplancton.
- Subjects :
- Supplementary data
California current
Primary production
phytoplankton community
0208 environmental biotechnology
Mean value
Community change
Forestry
02 engineering and technology
Aquatic Science
020801 environmental engineering
La Niña
seasonal variability
Environmental science
Ciencias de la Tierra
chlorophyll
Physical geography
Hydrography
Primary productivity
Subjects
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- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Instituto Politécnico Nacional, IPN, Redalyc-IPN, Ciencias Marinas (México) Num.2 Vol.43
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....80e3dabbef5be923a631dcf5910e7ab4