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Report on stoichiometry of net community production (D3.5)

Report
Year of publication
2014
External websites
Cristin
Involved from NIVA
Helene Frigstad
Contributors
Emil Jeansson, Ingunn Skjelvan, Helene Frigstad

Summary

The delivery report summarises results from several studies in the northern high latitudes, evaluating the net stoichiometry of net community production. The results clearly illustrate regional and seasonal differences in the stoichiometry, often with higher carbon-to-nitrogen ratio than the traditional Redfield ratio. This challenges the use of fixed stoichiometry, since this may significantly underestimate actual primary production and export production in the oceans.