@article{fdi:010082659,
  title = {{B}iogeochemical model of nitrogen cycling in {A}he ({F}rench {P}olynesia), a {S}outh {P}acific coral atoll with pearl farming},
  author = {{S}eceh, {C}. and {P}inazo, {C}. and {R}odier, {M}artine and {L}ajaunie-{S}alla, {K}. and {M}azoyer, {C}. and {G}renz, {C}. and {L}e {G}endre, {R}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A} biogeochemical model ({ECO}3{M}-{A}toll) was configured to simulate the lower food web in {A}he {A}toll lagoon where phytoplankton is mostly nitrogen limited. {U}nderstanding the dynamics of phytoplankton - the main food source for oysters - is crucial for the management and the allocation of new pearl farming sites. {A}fter parametrizing the model with in situ observations, we tested different hypotheses about nitrogen cycling (benthic remineralization, atmospheric {N} fixation, etc.) and compared the results to a large observational dataset. {M}odel results show that simulated (pico- and nano-) phytoplankton biomass and nitrogen concentrations are close to in situ data. {T}he simulated biogeochemical processes (uptake and primary production) are also very similar to the observed values. {I}n the model, primary production ranged from 1.00 to 2.00 mg {C} m- 3 h-1 for pico- and 0.40 to 1.00 mg {C} m- 3 h-1 for nanophytoplankton; mean {N} uptake was 2.02 limol {N} m- 3 h-1 for pico- and 1.25 limol {N} m- 3 h-1 for nanophytoplankton.},
  keywords = {{B}iogeochemical model ; {A}he atoll ; {P}earl farming ; {P}hytoplankton ; {N}itrogen cycle ; {POLYNESIE} {FRANCAISE} ; {AHE} {ATOLL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}arine {P}ollution {B}ulletin},
  volume = {169},
  numero = {},
  pages = {112526 [12 ]},
  ISSN = {0025-326{X}},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112526},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010082659},
}