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PLOS ONE
卷 15, 期 4, 页码 -出版社
PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0231178
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- NSF Arctic Observing Network program [1204082, 1702456, 1917469, 1204044, 1702137, 1917434]
- NOAA Arctic Research Program [CINAR 22309.07]
- U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region [M11AC00007]
- University of Texas at Austin as part of the Chukchi Sea Offshore Monitoring in Drilling Area (COMIDA)
- BOEM Alaska Environmental Studies Program
- North Pacific Research Board Graduate Research Award
- Cove Point Natural Heritage Trust
- Chesapeake Biological Laboratory Graduate Education Committee
- Directorate For Geosciences
- Office of Polar Programs (OPP) [1917469, 1204082, 1204044, 1917434] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
- Directorate For Geosciences
- Office of Polar Programs (OPP) [1702137, 1702456] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
An assessment of the production, distribution and fate of highly branched isoprenoid (HBI) biomarkers produced by sea ice and pelagic diatoms is necessary to interpret their detection and proportions in the northern Bering and Chukchi Seas. HBIs measured in surface sediments collected from 2012 to 2017 were used to determine the distribution and seasonality of the biomarkers relative to sea ice patterns. A northward gradient of increasing ice algae deposition was observed with localized occurrences of elevated IP25 (sympagic HBI) concentrations from 68-70 degrees N and consistently strong sympagic signatures from 71-72.5 degrees N. A declining sympagic signature was observed from 2012 to 2017 in the northeast Chukchi Sea, coincident with declining sea ice concentrations. HBI fluxes were investigated on the northeast Chukchi shelf with a moored sediment trap deployed from August 2015 to July 2016. Fluxes of sea ice exclusive diatoms (Nitzschia frigida and Melosira arctica) and HBI-producing taxa (Pleurosigma, Haslea and Rhizosolenia spp.) were measured to confirm HBI sources and ice associations. IP25 was detected year-round, increasing in March 2016 (10 ng m(-2) d(-1)) and reaching a maximum in July 2016 (1331 ng m(-2) d(-1)). Snowmelt triggered the release of sea ice algae into the water column in May 2016, while under-ice pelagic production contributed to the diatom export in June and July 2016. Sea ice diatom fluxes were strongly correlated with the IP25 flux, however associations between pelagic diatoms and HBI fluxes were inconclusive. Bioturbation likely facilitates sustained burial of sympagic organic matter on the shelf despite the occurrence of pelagic diatom blooms. These results suggest that sympagic diatoms may sustain the food web through winter on the northeast Chukchi shelf. The reduced relative proportions of sympagic HBIs in the northern Bering Sea are likely driven by sea ice persistence in the region.
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