Bonnet Sophie, Moutin T., Rodier Martine, Grisoni J. M., Louis F., Folcher Eric, Bourgeois Bertrand, Boré Jean-Michel, Renaud Armelle. (2016). Introduction to the project VAHINE : VAriability of vertical and tropHlc transfer of diazotroph derived N in the south wEst Pacific. Biogeosciences, 13 (9), p. 2803-2814. ISSN 1726-4170.
Titre du document
Introduction to the project VAHINE : VAriability of vertical and tropHlc transfer of diazotroph derived N in the south wEst Pacific
Année de publication
2016
Auteurs
Bonnet Sophie, Moutin T., Rodier Martine, Grisoni J. M., Louis F., Folcher Eric, Bourgeois Bertrand, Boré Jean-Michel, Renaud Armelle
Source
Biogeosciences, 2016,
13 (9), p. 2803-2814 ISSN 1726-4170
On the global scale, N-2 fixation provides the major external source of reactive nitrogen to the surface ocean, surpassing atmospheric and riverine inputs, and sustains similar to 50 % of new primary production in oligotrophic environments. The main goal of the VAriability of vertical and tropHlc transfer of diazotroph derived N in the south wEst Pacific (VAHINE) project was to study the fate of nitrogen newly fixed by diazotrophs (or diazotroph-derived nitrogen) in oceanic food webs, and how it impacts heterotrophic bacteria, phytoplankton and zooplankton dynamics, stocks and fluxes of biogenic elements and particle export. Three large volume (similar to 50 m(3)) mesocosms were deployed in a tropical oligotrophic ecosystem (the New Caledonia lagoon, southeastern Pacific) and intentionally fertilized with similar to 0.8 mu M of dissolved inorganic phosphorus (DIP) to stimulate diazotrophy and follow subsequent ecosystem changes. VAHINE was a multidisciplinary project involving close collaborations between biogeochemists, molecular ecologist, chemists, marine opticians and modellers. This introductory paper describes in detail the scientific objectives of the project as well as the implementation plan: the mesocosm description and deployment, the selection of the study site (New Caledonian lagoon), and the logistical and sampling strategy. The main hydrological and biogeochemical conditions of the study site before the mesocosm deployment and during the experiment itself are described, and a general overview of the papers published in this special issue is presented.
Plan de classement
Sciences du milieu [021]
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Ecologie, systèmes aquatiques [036]
Description Géographique
NOUVELLE CALEDONIE ; PACIFIQUE
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F B010066985] ;
Nouméa
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010066985
