Seasonal nutrient dynamics in the P depleted Eastern Mediterranean Sea

Seasonal nutrient dynamics in the P depleted Eastern Mediterranean Sea

 HighlightsFirst seasonal high sensitivity nutrients in the Pelagic Eastern Mediterranean.Excess Nitrate during winter mixing decreasing to Nutrient depleted in late stratified season.Phosphate depleted entire year with low DOP (40-30 nM) in photic zone.The measured N:P ratio depends on seasonality and not just location.Calculated Export Production and other biogeochemical properties confirm EMS behaves like a P depleted ocean gyre. AbstractThe Eastern Mediterranean Sea (EMS), is ultra-oligotrophic with unusual anti-estuarine circulation. It is P…

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Published! The calcifying interface in a stony coral primary polyp: An interplay between seawater and an extracellular calcifying space

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Coral reefs are the most biodiverse marine ecosystems on the globe. In addition to breathtaking beauty, they have significant evolutionary and financial importance. Unfortunately, today, coral reefs face significant threats due to global climate change and other stressors of anthropogenic origin. Stony coral skeletons construct the structural foundation of the coral reef ecosystem. The biomineralization process (Mineral production by a live organism), by which stony coral build their skeleton, is…

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