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POLAR RESEARCH
卷 34, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.3402/polar.v34.25582
关键词
Antarctica; aragonite; calcite; pH; seawater chemistry; total alkalinity
资金
- Office of Polar Programs (National Science Foundation) [ANT-0823101, OPP-9011927, OPP-9632763, OPP-0217282]
- National Science Foundation [ANT-1041022]
- Department of Biology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Office of Polar Programs (OPP)
- Directorate For Geosciences [1041022] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
Assessments of benthic coastal seawater carbonate chemistry in Antarctica are sparse. The studies have generally been short in duration, during the austral spring/summer, under sea ice, or offshore in ice-free water. Herein we present multi-frequency measurements for seawater collected from the shallow coastal benthos on a weekly schedule over one year (May 2012-May 2013), daily schedule over three months (March-May 2013) and semidiurnal schedule over five weeks (March-April 2013). A notable pH increase (max pH-8.62) occurred in the late austral spring/summer (November-December 2012), coinciding with sea-ice break-out and subsequent increase in primary productivity. We detected semidiurnal variation in seawater pH with a maximum variation of 0.13 pH units during the day and 0.11 pH units during the night. Daily variation in pH is likely related to biological activity, consistent with previous research. We calculated the variation in dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) over each seawater measurement frequency, focusing on the primary DIC drivers in the Palmer Station region. From this, we estimated net biological activity and found it accounts for the greatest variations in DIC. Our seasonal data suggest that this coastal region tends to act as a carbon dioxide source during austral winter months and as a strong sink during the summer. These data characterize present-day seawater carbonate chemistry and the extent to which these measures vary over multiple time scales. This information will inform future experiments designed to evaluate the vulnerability of coastal benthic Antarctic marine organisms to ocean acidification.
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