Salp blooms drive strong increases in passive carbon export in the Southern Ocean

• Main Authors: Décima, Moira, Stukel, Michael R., Nodder, Scott D., Gutiérrez-Rodríguez, Andrés, Selph, Karen E., Dos Santos, Adriana Lopes, Safi, Karl, Kelly, Thomas B., Deans, Fenella, Morales, Sergio E., Baltar, Federico, Latasa, Mikel, Gorbunov, Maxim Y., Pinkerton, Matt
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Science::Biological sciences; Southern Ocean; Zooplankton
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/169740
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The Southern Ocean contributes substantially to the global biological carbon pump (BCP). Salps in the Southern Ocean, in particular Salpa thompsoni, are important grazers that produce large, fast-sinking fecal pellets. Here, we quantify the salp bloom impacts on microbial dynamics and the BCP, by co...