Articles | Volume 21, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-1223-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-21-1223-2025
Research article
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04 Jul 2025
Research article |  | 04 Jul 2025

Critical uncoupling between biogeochemical stocks and rates in Ross Sea springtime production–export dynamics

Meredith G. Meyer, Esther Portela, Walker O. Smith Jr., and Karen J. Heywood

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-3830', Anonymous Referee #1, 18 Feb 2025
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2024-3830', Anonymous Referee #2, 20 Feb 2025

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Meredith G Meyer on behalf of the Authors (29 Mar 2025)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (02 Apr 2025) by Mario Hoppema
AR by Meredith G Meyer on behalf of the Authors (08 Apr 2025)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
During the annual phytoplankton bloom, rates of primary production and carbon export in the Ross Sea, Antarctica, are uncoupled from each other and from oxygen and carbon stocks. These biogeochemical rates support the high-productivity, low-export classification of the region and suggest that environmental factors influence these stocks and rates differently and make projections under future climate change scenarios difficult.
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