Table 1 dFe concentrations, bulk, POC-normalized and size-fraction Fe uptake rates measured at each station.

From: Assessing the contribution of diazotrophs to microbial Fe uptake using a group specific approach in the Western Tropical South Pacific Ocean

 

S12

S11

S10 - B

S10–A

S10 - H

dFe

0.24 ± 0.01

0.41 ± 0.01

0.49 ± 0.01

1.56 ± 0.01

0.35 ± 0.02

(nM)

ρBulk

6.5 ± 4.6

6.5 ± 3.9

17 ± 14

19 ± 11.5

15 ± 7.4

(pmol Fe L−1 d−1)

ρBulk: POC

1.2 ± 0.9

1.4 ± 0.9

3.5 ± 2.9

n/a

3.3 ± 1.7

(µmol Fe mol C−1 d−1)

ρmicro

2.6 ± 1.9

2.3 ± 1

3.9 ± 2.5

3.6 ± 1.9

3.7 ± 1.9

(pmol Fe L−1 d−1)

ρnano

1.1 ± 0.7

0.9 ± 0.6

2.4±1.8

5.1 ± 2.6

3.3 ± 2

(pmol Fe L−1 d−1)

ρpico

2.8 ± 2

3.2 ± 2.3

11 ± 9.4

10 ± 7

7.9 ± 3.6

(pmol Fe L−1 d−1)

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