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    In: Aquatic microbial ecology, Oldendorf, Luhe : Inter-Research, 1995, 51(2008), 2, Seite 105-115, 1616-1564
    In: volume:51
    In: year:2008
    In: number:2
    In: pages:105-115
    Description / Table of Contents: The response of the phytoplankton and bacterial spring succession to the predicted warming of sea surface temperature in temperate climate zones during winter was studied using an indoor-mesocosm approach. The mesocosms were filled with winter water from the Kiel Fjord, Baltic Sea. Two of them were started at ~2ʿC and the temperature was subsequently increased according to the decadal temperature profile of the fjord (Delta T 0ʿC, baseline treatment). The other mesocosms were run at 3 elevated temperatures with differences of Delta T +2, +4 and +6°C. All mesocosms were exposed to the same light conditions. Timing of peak phytoplankton primary production (PP) during the experimental spring bloom was not significantly influenced by increasing temperatures, whereas the peak of bacterial secondary production (BSP) was accelerated by about 2 d per °C. This suggests that, in case of warming, the spring peak of bacterial degradation of organic matter (in terms of BSP) would occur earlier in the year. Furthermore, the lag time between the peaks of PP and BSP (about 16 d for Delta T 0°C) would diminish progressively at elevated temperatures. The average ratio between BSP and PP increased significantly from 0.37 in the coldest mesocosms to 0.63 in the warmest ones. Community respiration and the contribution of picoplankton (〈3 Mym fraction) to this also increased at elevated temperatures. Our results lead to the prediction that climate warming during the winter/ early spring in temperate climate zones will favor bacterial degradation of organic matter by tightening the coupling between phytoplankton and bacteria. However, if PP is reduced by warming, as in our experiments, this will not necessarily lead to increased recycling of organic matter (and CO2).
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    ISSN: 1616-1564
    Language: English
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