海洋表面からアビオジェニック粒子の除去の生物学的制御
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|January 28, 1983
まとめ
表面水における生物学的粒子の濃度と,サルガソ海の深水の流れは密接に関連しています. 有機物質は,アルミニウムを含む粒子の深海への下流輸送を促します.
科学分野:
- 海洋科学は海洋科学である.
- 海洋学 海洋学 海洋学
- バイオジオケミストリー バイオジオケミストリー
背景:
- サルガソ海は,生地化学のサイクルを研究するための重要な海洋地域です.
- 粒子ダイナミクスを理解することは,海洋生態系の機能に不可欠です.
研究 の 目的:
- サルガソ海における近地粒子濃度と深水粒子流れの関係を調査する.
- 微粒子の輸送における生物学的成分とアルミニウムの役割を決定する.
主な方法:
- 表面水中の suspended particles の濃度を同時に測定する.
- 深海における粒子の流れの監視.
- 生物学的成分とアルミニウム粒子の分析.
主要な成果:
- 生物学的粒子の濃度と深水の粒子の流れの間に密接な結合が観察されました.
- 懸浮物質の濃度は,一次生産と深水流量に関連した年間サイクルに従った.
- 深海へのアルミニウム除去は,有機物の下流輸送と相関しています.
結論:
- 生物学的粒子は,サーガッソ海における物質の垂直輸出において重要な役割を果たしています.
- 有機物質は,生物学的物質とアルミニウムのような元素の両方の深海への輸送を推進します.
- 粒子の流動の動態は,表面の海洋の生産性と生地化学的プロセスと密接に結びついています.
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