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Elemental Composition of Particulate Matter in the Euphotic and Benthic Boundary Layers of the Barents and Norwegian Seas

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DOI: 10.3390/jmse11010065

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suspended particulate matter; trace elements; major elements; euphotic layer; fluffy layer; particulate form; bioessential elements; the Barents Sea; the Norwegian Sea

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The increasing influence of Atlantic inflows in the Arctic Ocean has impacted the biogeochemical cycles of major and trace elements. The warm and salty Atlantic water affects particle transport, sink, and marine ecosystems. This study discusses the elemental composition of suspended particulate matter collected in the Barents Sea and northern Norwegian Sea, showing the spatial variability of biological processes and input of sedimentary matter. The distribution of elements in the particulate matter and their enrichment in the benthic nepheloid layer are also studied.
The increasing influence of Atlantic inflows in the Arctic Ocean in recent decades has had a potential impact on regional biogeochemical cycles of major and trace elements. The warm and salty Atlantic water, entering the Eurasian Basin through the Norwegian Sea margin and the Barents Sea, affects particle transport, sink, phyto-, and zooplankton community structure and could have far-reaching consequences for the marine ecosystems. This study discusses the elemental composition of suspended particulate matter and fluffy-layer suspended matter derived from samples collected in the Barents Sea and northern Norwegian Sea in August 2017. The mosaic distribution of SPM elemental composition is mainly determined by two factors: (i) The essential spatial variability of biological processes (primary production, abundance, and phytoplankton composition) and (ii) differences in the input of terrigenous sedimentary matter to the sea area from drainage sources (weak river runoff, melting of archipelago glaciers, etc.). The distribution of lithogenic, bioessential, and redox-sensitive groups of elements in the particulate matter was studied at full-depth profiles. Marine cycling of strontium in the Barents Sea is shown to be significantly affected by increasing coccolithophorid bloom, which is associated with Atlantic water. Mn, Cu, Cd, and Ba significantly enrich the suspended particulate matter of the benthic nepheloid layer relative to the fluffy layer particulate matter within the benthic boundary layer.

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