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Marine phosphorus is selectively remineralized

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  • Lauren Lisa Clark

    (University of Texas, Marine Science Institute)

  • Ellery D. Ingall

    (University of Texas, Marine Science Institute)

  • Ronald Benner

    (University of Texas, Marine Science Institute)

Abstract

Phosphorus is a vital nutrient of the world's oceans1,2, where in vast regions it is associated with dissolved organic matter (DOM) in surface waters3,4. We have characterized the major compound classes of high-molecular-weight marine dissolved organic phosphorus, phosphorus esters and phosphonates, by using tangential-flow ultrafiltration and phosphorus-31 nuclear magnetic resonance (31P NMR). We find that the composition and abundance of organic phosphorus in DOM differ significantly from the values in fresh organic matter, indicating that dissolved organic phosphorus (DOP) is preferentially remineralized from DOM.

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  • Lauren Lisa Clark & Ellery D. Ingall & Ronald Benner, 1998. "Marine phosphorus is selectively remineralized," Nature, Nature, vol. 393(6684), pages 426-426, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:393:y:1998:i:6684:d:10.1038_30881
    DOI: 10.1038/30881
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    1. Wang, Peng & Benoit, Gaboury, 2017. "Modeling the biogeochemical role of photosynthetic sulfur bacteria in phosphorus cycling in a managed eutrophic lake," Ecological Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 361(C), pages 66-73.
    2. Michael W. Lomas & Nicholas R. Bates & Rodney J. Johnson & Deborah K. Steinberg & Tatsuro Tanioka, 2022. "Adaptive carbon export response to warming in the Sargasso Sea," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-10, December.

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