Dan Yang, Asger Buur Jensen, Brian K. Sorrell, Hans Brix, Franziska Eller
{"title":"Rising water levels increase CH4 emissions and decrease CO2 exchange in a temperate salt marsh","authors":"Dan Yang, Asger Buur Jensen, Brian K. Sorrell, Hans Brix, Franziska Eller","doi":"10.1002/lno.12742","DOIUrl":"10.1002/lno.12742","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Saline wetlands play a crucial role in climate regulation through their robust cooling effect, attributed to rapid carbon sequestration and minimal methane production. However, a comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms controlling their greenhouse gas (GHG) balance is lacking, particularly in salt marshes that are fully or partially submerged due to rising sea levels. We conducted a controlled manipulative experiment to test the effect of water levels on GHG emissions, including four water table levels: -10, 0, +5 cm and a fluctuating water table. We used soil cores from a <i>Spartina anglica</i>-dominated salt marsh and examined the CO<sub>2</sub> and CH<sub>4</sub> fluxes over a growing season. Daylight CO<sub>2</sub> uptake and dark CO<sub>2</sub> emission were highest at the -10cm water table, while CH<sub>4</sub> emissions were lowest at this water table. CO<sub>2</sub> and CH<sub>4</sub> fluxes were primarily driven by air and water temperature and solar irradiance. Our results indicate that salt marshes with near-surface water levels (-10 to 5 cm) function as potent CO<sub>2</sub> sinks and minor sources of CH<sub>4</sub> during the growing season. The high photosynthetic carbon assimilation combined with low CH<sub>4</sub> fluxes resulted in a Global Warming Potential value of -326 g CO<sub>2</sub>eq m<sup>−2</sup> on a 100-year scale. Our study accounted for CH<sub>4</sub> fluxes, CO<sub>2</sub> uptake and emission together, and identified the mechanisms controlling CO<sub>2</sub> and CH<sub>4</sub> exchange. This approach is crucial for evaluating the potential of saline tidal wetlands as net carbon sinks and for developing scientifically sound climate mitigation policies.</p>","PeriodicalId":18143,"journal":{"name":"Limnology and Oceanography","volume":"70 2","pages":"291-304"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/lno.12742","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142809334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Melissa Steinman, Moritz S. Schmid, Robert K. Cowen, Su Sponaugle, Kelly R. Sutherland, Anne W. Thompson
{"title":"The microorganisms associated with doliolids in a productive coastal upwelling system","authors":"Melissa Steinman, Moritz S. Schmid, Robert K. Cowen, Su Sponaugle, Kelly R. Sutherland, Anne W. Thompson","doi":"10.1002/lno.12748","DOIUrl":"10.1002/lno.12748","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Doliolids have a unique ability to impact the marine microbial community through bloom events and filter feeding. Their predation on large eukaryotic microorganisms is established and evidence of predation on smaller prokaryotic microorganisms is beginning to emerge. We studied the association between microorganisms and wild-caught doliolids in the Northern California Current system. Doliolids were collected during bloom events identified at three different shelf locations with variable upwelling intensity. We discovered doliolids were associated with a range of prokaryotic microbial functional groups, which included free-living pelagic Archaea, SAR11, and picocyanobacteria. The results suggest the possibility that doliolids could feed on the smallest members of the microbial community, expanding our understanding of doliolid feeding and microbial mortality. Given the ability of doliolids to clear large portions of seawater by filtration and their high abundance in this system, we suggest that doliolids could be an important player in shaping the microbial community structure of the Northern California Current system.</p>","PeriodicalId":18143,"journal":{"name":"Limnology and Oceanography","volume":"70 1","pages":"244-257"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/lno.12748","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142788609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mareike G. Bach, Tamara Gademann, Maria A. van Leeuwe, J. Theo M. Elzenga, Jacqueline Stefels
{"title":"Coupling of dimethylsulfoniopropionate production and carbon fixation in four temperate phytoplankton species excludes active short-term regulation of dimethylsulfoniopropionate synthesis under increased light-stress","authors":"Mareike G. Bach, Tamara Gademann, Maria A. van Leeuwe, J. Theo M. Elzenga, Jacqueline Stefels","doi":"10.1002/lno.12745","DOIUrl":"10.1002/lno.12745","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The production of the secondary metabolite dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) by marine microalgae has a strong impact on the global sulfur cycle, as DMSP is the precursor of the climate active gas dimethylsulfide. Quantifying the impact of abiotic parameters on DMSP production is needed to accurately depict DMSP production in ecosystem models. In this study, we investigated if de novo production of DMSP was upregulated under short-term elevated irradiance and ultraviolet A radiation (UVA-R). We exposed high-light and low-light acclimated cultures of <i>Emiliania huxleyi</i>, <i>Tetraselmis</i> sp., <i>Thalassiosira oceanica</i>, and <i>Phaeodactylum tricornutum</i> to high irradiance and UVA-R treatments and followed de novo DMSP production and carbon fixation. We show that combined photosynthetically active radiation and UVA-R resulted in increased net photoinhibition rates, but decreased specific DMSP production and growth compared to non-UVA-R treatments for all species. Photoacclimation to high photosynthetically active radiation resulted in a decreased UVA-R sensitivity and positively affected the DMSP-to-carbon concentration ratios within the cultures. We conclude that there is no active short-term upregulation of DMSP production under elevated photosynthetically active radiation and UVA-R. Instead, the production of DMSP in response to light-stress is closely coupled to particulate organic carbon production in all cases. While the relatively high cellular concentrations of DMSP do not exclude a de facto antioxidant function, its production is likely regulated by other cellular processes, for example, an overflow mechanism. The data of this study aim to improve the mechanistic understanding of DMSP synthesis, as well as to quantify DMSP production rates in different marine phytoplankton species.</p>","PeriodicalId":18143,"journal":{"name":"Limnology and Oceanography","volume":"70 1","pages":"217-231"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/lno.12745","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142782615","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ruijing Ma, Misha Zhong, Qingyang Rao, Haojie Su, Ping Xie
{"title":"Effects of increased allochthonous dissolved organic carbon on the growth of planktonic biota in freshwater ecosystems: A meta-analysis","authors":"Ruijing Ma, Misha Zhong, Qingyang Rao, Haojie Su, Ping Xie","doi":"10.1002/lno.12758","DOIUrl":"10.1002/lno.12758","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Water browning, induced by allochthonous dissolved organic carbon (DOC) input, has become a widespread phenomenon in boreal lakes over the past decades. Directly quantifying aquatic organisms' responses to increased DOC concentrations is essential for projecting carbon cycle processes in freshwater ecosystems. In this study, we assessed the impacts of DOC addition on the growth of three freshwater planktonic groups: phytoplankton, zooplankton, and bacteria, and explored potential drivers behind variations in effect size. Background DOC concentrations vary between 0.5 and 25 mg L<sup>−1</sup>, while total phosphorus concentrations span from 0.0003 to 1.55 mg L<sup>−1</sup>. Based on a meta-analysis of 804 observations from 47 publications, we found that DOC addition had a significant positive effect on bacteria, while it had a small but negative impact on both phytoplankton and zooplankton. In different climate zones, DOC addition often stimulated bacterial growth, but it exerted either positive or negative effects on phytoplankton and zooplankton. Additionally, the effect sizes of both phytoplankton and zooplankton showed a significant negative relationship with the magnitude of DOC enrichment, while bacteria exhibited positive responses. Furthermore, the effect sizes of these three taxa correlated negatively with background total phosphorus concentrations and positively with the DOC : total phosphorus ratio. A significant negative correlation between effect size and experimental duration was observed for bacteria. In summary, this synthesis indicates that excessive DOC loading can inevitably inhibit phytoplankton and zooplankton growth. Future studies should focus on the interactions between DOC addition and global change factors to improve forecasts of carbon-climate feedback in aquatic ecosystems.</p>","PeriodicalId":18143,"journal":{"name":"Limnology and Oceanography","volume":"70 1","pages":"232-243"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142782614","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alissa V. Bass, Laura J. Falkenberg, Benoit Thibodeau
{"title":"Seagrasses under stress: Independent negative effects of elevated temperature and light reduction at multiple levels of organization","authors":"Alissa V. Bass, Laura J. Falkenberg, Benoit Thibodeau","doi":"10.1002/lno.12759","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.12759","url":null,"abstract":"Seagrasses are important foundation species, which support coastal biodiversity and provide socioeconomic benefits. However, seagrasses are threatened by anthropogenic changes, including the elevated temperature associated with marine heatwaves (MHWs) and light limitation from eutrophication or increased sedimentation. In this experiment, we exposed the seagrass <jats:italic>Halophila ovalis</jats:italic> to 10‐d of elevated temperature, simulating a MHW, and three light intensities to examine the impacts on multiple levels of organization, that is, growth, productivity, nitrogen cycling, and leaf microbiome. We found that both the MHW temperature and decreased light independently negatively impacted seagrass growth of new leaves, with decreased light also reducing new leaf area and rhizome elongation rate, and the occurrence of MHW temperatures increasing the rate of leaf loss. Similarly, chlorophyll concentration was altered by both stressors independently, with a common response to reduced light (increased chlorophyll concentration) significantly lower under the MHW temperature. Nitrogen assimilation rate into the leaves also decreased under both MHW temperature and reduced light availability. The leaf microbiome shifted in response to the MHW temperature and lower light, with these conditions prompting relatively more anaerobic microbes but less oxidative stress‐tolerant bacteria, and less prokaryotes performing phototrophy and (oxygenic) photoautotrophy. In conclusion, we show elevated temperature representing a MHW and light limitation can drive decreased seagrass growth, chlorophyll concentration, and cause shifts in leaf microbial functional groups, although there was little interaction between stressors. It is therefore important that good water clarity and habitat health is maintained to reduce the susceptibility of seagrasses to extreme climatic events.","PeriodicalId":18143,"journal":{"name":"Limnology and Oceanography","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2024-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142782613","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Camille M. Grimaldi, Cal Faubel, Luke Thomas, Ayse D. Sahin, Nicole M. Ryan, Matt Rayson, Rebecca Green, Michael W. Cuttler, Eric A. Treml, Ryan. J. Lowe, James P. Gilmour
{"title":"Local coral connections within an atoll reef system underlie reef resilience and persistence","authors":"Camille M. Grimaldi, Cal Faubel, Luke Thomas, Ayse D. Sahin, Nicole M. Ryan, Matt Rayson, Rebecca Green, Michael W. Cuttler, Eric A. Treml, Ryan. J. Lowe, James P. Gilmour","doi":"10.1002/lno.12720","DOIUrl":"10.1002/lno.12720","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The recovery of isolated reef systems is a complex process that is usually associated with the supply of coral larvae from distant reefs (or large-scale connectivity). However, a frequently neglected process is the potential for supply within the reef itself (or local connectivity). In this study, we quantify and characterize the role of local connectivity over 21 yr of simulated annual coral spawning on an isolated coral reef atoll using outputs from a high-resolution biophysical model (< 150 m horizontal resolution) along with network analysis. We find that approximatively half of the coral reef larvae dispersal remains local (within 100 s m to 10 s km of release location), while the remaining half contributes to long-distance dispersal (> 100 s km) and is exported away from the system. Local dispersal plays a pivotal role in creating a highly-connected network across the reef, enhancing exchanges of larvae within the same reef patches (local retention), across reef zones (e.g., lagoon, reef flat), and across the larger reef system. Finally, we show that this highly-connected network exhibits a certain level of robustness, even when exposed to environmental stressors such as thermal-induced mortality. Our findings highlight the previously overlooked role of local scale dispersal in driving recovery of isolated reef systems and emphasize the importance of targeted local management actions, indicating that efforts directed at enhancing and preserving local connectivity can have a substantial impact on the overall health and resilience of isolated reef ecosystems.</p>","PeriodicalId":18143,"journal":{"name":"Limnology and Oceanography","volume":"69 12","pages":"3020-3032"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/lno.12720","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142776736","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Diana N. Fontaine, Pierre Marrec, Susanne Menden-Deuer, Heidi M. Sosik, Tatiana A. Rynearson
{"title":"Time series of phytoplankton net primary production reveals intense interannual variability and size-dependent chlorophyll-specific productivity on a continental shelf","authors":"Diana N. Fontaine, Pierre Marrec, Susanne Menden-Deuer, Heidi M. Sosik, Tatiana A. Rynearson","doi":"10.1002/lno.12749","DOIUrl":"10.1002/lno.12749","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Phytoplankton community size structure influences the production and fate of organic carbon in marine food webs and can undergo strong seasonal shifts in temperate regions. As part of the Northeast US Shelf (NES) Long-Term Ecological Research program, we measured net primary production (NPP) rates and chlorophyll <i>a</i> (Chl <i>a</i>) concentrations in three phytoplankton size classes (< 5, 5–20, and > 20 <i>μ</i>m) during winter and summer for 3 yr along a coastal-to-offshore transect. Mean depth-integrated NPP was 37% higher in summer than winter, with limited cross-shelf differences because of significant interannual variability. When averaged across the shelf, depth-integrated NPP was dominated by the > 20 <i>μ</i>m size class in winter and generated equally by the three size fractions in summer because of substantial contributions from cells > 20 <i>μ</i>m at the Chl <i>a</i> maximum depth. Furthermore, the relationship between Chl <i>a</i> and NPP, in terms of relative contributions, varied by size class. Variations in this relationship have implications for models of primary productivity on the NES and beyond. In comparison to historical NPP data, we identified equivalent levels of winter NPP but observed a 25% decrease in summer NPP, suggesting a potential reduction in the seasonality of NPP on the NES. Together, our results highlight seasonal shifts in NPP rates of different phytoplankton size classes, with implications for food web structure and export production. These data emphasize the importance of quantifying size-fractionated NPP over time to constrain its variability and better predict the fate of organic carbon in coastal systems under environmental change.</p>","PeriodicalId":18143,"journal":{"name":"Limnology and Oceanography","volume":"70 1","pages":"203-216"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/lno.12749","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142776740","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Warming effects on a nonindigenous predator are not conserved across seasons","authors":"Nora Theurich, Ross N. Cuthbert, Elizabeta Briski","doi":"10.1002/lno.12747","DOIUrl":"10.1002/lno.12747","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The global proliferation of nonindigenous species remains a critical stressor driving both biodiversity loss and socioeconomic costs. These impacts frequently depend on environmental contexts, but few studies have investigated how seasonal variations coupled with climate changes, like warming, could modulate nonindigenous species ecological impacts. The Japanese brush-clawed shore crab <i>Hemigrapsus takanoi</i> is a successful nonindigenous species in northern European waters and is currently spreading in the Baltic Sea. In this study, we used generalized linear models and the comparative functional response approach to examine the predatory impact of <i>H. takanoi</i> toward blue mussels <i>Mytilus</i> sp. across four seasons under current and future temperature scenarios (i.e., ambient and + 6°C warming). We further integrated <i>H. takanoi Q</i><sub>10</sub> values and field abundances across seasons to examine population-level feeding impacts toward blue mussels. The nonindigenous species exhibited a consistent type II functional response (i.e., inversely prey density-dependent response) across all seasons, temperatures and sexes, with males consistently consuming more mussels than females across all seasons. Warming generally decreased handling times and increased attack rates, but these effects varied by season and sex, with the most pronounced temperature responses observed in autumn and spring. Population-level impact calculations integrating field abundance data of <i>H. takanoi</i> indicated that under ambient conditions, feeding impacts toward blue mussels currently peak in the summer months, but as temperature increases, this feeding impact is anticipated to shift later in the year into autumn. These findings underline the critical need for multifaceted research approaches to better understand and predict the context-dependent ecological impacts of nonindigenous species, particularly in the face of ongoing climate change and shifting population characteristics.</p>","PeriodicalId":18143,"journal":{"name":"Limnology and Oceanography","volume":"70 1","pages":"189-202"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/lno.12747","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142776775","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Differential impacts of pH on growth, physiology, and elemental stoichiometry across three coccolithophore species","authors":"Nishant Chauhan, Rosalind E. M. Rickaby","doi":"10.1002/lno.12738","DOIUrl":"10.1002/lno.12738","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Coccolithophores are pivotal players in ocean biogeochemistry, yet the impact of changing pH on the physiology of different species remains unclear as there has been a dominant focus on <i>Gephyrocapsa huxleyi</i>. Meta-analyses of existing experimental data are challenging due to the differences in multidimensional culture conditions. This study investigated the response of three species—<i>Gephyrocapsa huxleyi</i>, <i>Coccolithus braarudii</i>, and <i>Chrysotila carterae</i>—under varying CO<sub>2</sub> conditions (via pH). The sensitivity to pH differed between species, but all species showed reduced growth rates under the highest CO<sub>2</sub> (lowest pH) treatment possibly due to high [H<sup>+</sup>]-related inhibition. Low pH impacted cellular physiology and elemental stoichiometry, while the impact of high pH was less adverse. The changes in elemental production induced by low pH could exert a negative influence on the contribution of coccolithophores to nutrient and carbon export, especially for biogeochemically relevant open-ocean species. pH also affected coccolith formation, especially in <i>C. braarudii</i>, through CO<sub>2</sub> limitation at high pH and low calcite saturation state at low pH. Contrasting species-specific pH sensitivities highlighted the potential for species like <i>G. huxleyi</i> to further outperform others like <i>C. braarudii</i> in an acidic ocean. Literature synthesis showed that coccolithophores show a broad CO<sub>2</sub> optimum, although growth rates and particulate inorganic carbon to particulate organic carbon ratios consistently declined with increasing CO<sub>2</sub>. Strain-specific CO<sub>2</sub> optima partly contributed to the variability within responses of individual species, giving the misleading perception of a broad species-level CO<sub>2</sub> optimum. Strain-specific optima exist possibly due to their adaptation to carbonate chemistry conditions at the place of origin.</p>","PeriodicalId":18143,"journal":{"name":"Limnology and Oceanography","volume":"70 1","pages":"68-83"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/lno.12738","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142763501","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Randelle M. Bundy, Lauren E. Manck, Daniel J. Repeta, Matthew J. Church, Nicholas J. Hawco, Rene M. Boiteau, Jiwoon Park, Edward F. DeLong, Mak A. Saito
{"title":"Patterns of siderophore production and utilization at Station ALOHA from the surface to mesopelagic waters","authors":"Randelle M. Bundy, Lauren E. Manck, Daniel J. Repeta, Matthew J. Church, Nicholas J. Hawco, Rene M. Boiteau, Jiwoon Park, Edward F. DeLong, Mak A. Saito","doi":"10.1002/lno.12746","DOIUrl":"10.1002/lno.12746","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The North Pacific subtropical gyre is a globally important contributor to carbon uptake despite being a persistently oligotrophic ecosystem. Supply of the micronutrient iron to the upper ocean varies seasonally to episodically, and when coupled with rapid biological consumption, results in low iron concentrations. In this study, we examined changes in iron uptake rates, along with siderophore concentrations and biosynthesis potential at Station ALOHA across time (2013–2016) and depth (surface to 500 m) to observe changes in iron acquisition and internal cycling by the microbial community. The genetic potential for siderophore biosynthesis was widespread throughout the upper water column, and biosynthetic gene clusters peaked in spring and summer along with siderophore concentrations, suggesting changes in nutrient delivery, primary production, and carbon export seasonally impact iron acquisition. Dissolved iron turnover times, calculated from iron-amended experiments in surface (15 m) and mesopelagic (300 m) waters, ranged from 9 to 252 d. The shortest average turnover times at both depths were associated with inorganic iron additions (14 <span></span><math>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mo>±</mo>\u0000 </mrow></math> 9 d) and the longest with iron bound to strong siderophores (148 <span></span><math>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mo>±</mo>\u0000 </mrow></math> 225 d). Uptake rates of siderophore-bound iron were faster in mesopelagic waters than in the surface, leading to high Fe : C uptake ratios of heterotrophic bacteria in the upper mesopelagic. The rapid cycling and high demand for iron at 300 m suggest differences in microbial metabolism and iron acquisition in the mesopelagic compared to surface waters. Together, changes in siderophore production and consumption over the seasonal cycle suggest organic carbon availability impacts iron cycling at Station ALOHA.</p>","PeriodicalId":18143,"journal":{"name":"Limnology and Oceanography","volume":"70 1","pages":"128-145"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2024-12-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/lno.12746","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142763500","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}