Preface
Giacomo R. DiTullio and Robert B. Dunbar ix
Biogeochemistry of the Ross Sea—An Introduction
Giacomo R. DiTullio and Robert B. Dunbar 1
Section 1: Physics and Hydrography of the Ross Sea
The Ross Sea Circulation During the 1990s
Michael L. Van Woert, Eric S. Johnson, Leonardo Langone, Denise L.
Worthen, Andy Monaghan,
David H Bromwich, Roberto Meloni, and Robert B. Dunbar
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Section 2: Phytoplankton Biomass and Primary Production in the Ross Sea
Algal Pigment Ratios in the Ross Sea: Implications for CHEMTAX
Analysis of Southern Ocean Data
Giacomo R. DiTullio, Mark E. Geesey, Amy R. Leventer, and Michael R
Lizotte 35
The Ross Sea Polynya Project: Diatom- and Phaeocystis-dommated
Phytoplankton Assemblages in the
Ross Sea, Antarctica, 1994 and 1995
David L. Garrison, Angela Gibson, Holly Kunze, Marcia M. Gowing,
Chrystal L. Vickers, Sylvie Mathot, and Ross C. Bayre
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Evaluating Photosynthetic Carbon Fixation During Phaeocystis
antarctica Blooms
Dale H. Robinson, Kevin R. Arrigo, Giacomo R. DiTullio, and Michael
P. Lizotte 77
A Coupled Ocean-Ecosystem Model of the Ross Sea. Part 1:
Interannual Variability of Primary Production and Phytoplankton
Community Structure
Denise L. Worthen and Kevin R. Arrigo 93
The Influence of Sea Ice on Ross Sea Biogeochemical
Processes
Michael P. Lizotte 107
Section 3: Dissolved Organic Matter and Microbial Dynamics in the Ross Sea
The Contribution of Dissolved Organic Carbon and Nitrogen to the
Biogeochemistry of the Ross Sea
Craig A. Carlson and Dennis A. Hansell 123
Seasonal Production and Bacterial Utilization of DOC in the Ross
Sea, Antarctica
Hugh W Ducklow 143
Section 4: Nutrient Dynamics
Effects of Ammonium on Nitrate Utilization in the Ross Sea,
Antarctica: Implications for
f-ratio Estimates
William P. Cochlan and Deborah A. Bronk 159
Non-Redfield Production and Export of Marine Organic Matter: A
Recurrent Part of the Annual Cycle in
the Ross Sea, Antarctica
Robert B. Dunbar, Kevin R. Arrigo, Michael Lutz, Giacomo R.
DiTullio, Amy R. Leventer,
Michael P. Lizotte, Michael P. Van Woert, and Dale H. Robinson
179
Effects of Assemblage Composition on the Temporal Dynamics of
Carbon and Nitrogen Uptake
in the Ross Sea
Walker O. Smith, Jr. and Christina M. van Hilst 197
Flavodoxin as a Diagnostic Indicator of Chronic Iron Limitation
in the Ross Sea and New Zealand Sector of the Southern Ocean
Jennifer M. Maucher and Giacomo R. DiTullio 209
Section 5: Particulate Fluxes in the Ross Sea
Rapid Sinking of Biogenic Material During the Late Austral
Summer in the Ross Sea, Antarctica
Leonardo Langone, Robert B. Dunbar, David A. Mucciarone, Mariangela
Ravaioli, Roberto Meloni,
and Charles A. Nittrouer 221
The Distribution of Particulate Organic Carbon and Its Dynamics
in the Southern Ross Sea
Vernon L. Asper and Walker O. Smith, Jr. 235
Larger Microplankton in the Ross Sea: Abundance, Biomass and
Flux in the Austral Summer
Marcia M. Gowing and David L. Garrison 243
Annual Sedimentation Pattern of Zooplankton Fecal Pellets in the
Southern Ross Sea: What Food Webs and Processes Does the Record
Imply?
Alessandra Accornero and Marcia M. Gowing 261
Section 6: Non-conservative Tracers and Biogenic Gases
Dimethylsulfide Dynamics in the Ross Sea During Austral
Summer
Giacomo R. DiTullio, David R. Jones, and Mark E. Geesey 279
The Annual Cycle of Surface Water C02 and 02 in the Ross Sea: A
Model for Gas Exchange on the Continental Shelves of Antarctica
Colm Sweeney 295
Section 7: Benthic-Pelagic Coupling in the Ross Sea
Benthic Carbon Cycling in the Ross Sea Polynya, Antarctica:
Benthic Community Metabolism and Sediment Tracers
Jacqueline M. Grebmeier, Giacomo R. DiTullio, James P. Barry, and
Lee W. Cooper 313
Oceanographic Versus Seafloor-Habitat Control of Benthic
Megafaunal Communities in the S.W. Ross Sea, Antarctica
James P. Barry, Jacqueline M. Grebmeier, James Smith, and Robert B.
Dunbar 327
Biogeochemistry of the Ross Sea—A Summary
Giacomo R. DiTullio and Robert B. Dunbar 355
Giacomo R. DiTullio and Robert B. Dunbar are the authors of Biogeochemistry of the Ross Sea, published by Wiley.
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