Dissolved organic carbon and bacterial populations in the gelatinous surface microlayer of a Norwegian fjord mesocosm

Cunliffe, Michael; Salter, Matthew; Mann, Paul J.; Whiteley, Andrew S.; Upstill-Goddard, Robert C.; Murrell, J. Colin. 2009 Dissolved organic carbon and bacterial populations in the gelatinous surface microlayer of a Norwegian fjord mesocosm. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 299 (2). 248-254. 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2009.01751.x

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Abstract/Summary

The sea surface microlayer is the interfacial boundary layer between the marine environment and the troposphere. Surface microlayer samples were collected during a fjord mesocosm experiment to study microbial assemblage dynamics within the surface microlayer during a phytoplankton bloom. Transparent exopolymer particles were significantly enriched in the microlayer samples, supporting the concept of a gelatinous surface film. Dissolved organic carbon and bacterial cell numbers (determined by flow cytometry) were weakly enriched in the microlayer samples. However, the numbers of Bacteria 16S rRNA genes (determined by quantitative real-time PCR) were more variable, probably due to variable numbers of bacterial cells attached to particles. The enrichment of transparent exopolymer particles in the microlayer and the subsequent production of a gelatinous biofilm have implications on air–sea gas transfer and the partitioning of organic carbon in surface waters.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1111/j.1574-6968.2009.01751.x
Programmes:	CEH Topics & Objectives 2009 - 2012 > Biodiversity > BD Topic 2 - Ecological Processes in the Environment
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Hails
ISSN:	0378-1097
Additional Keywords:	surface microlayer, transparent exopolymer particles, Bacteria, phytoplankton bloom, fjord, dissolved organic carbon
NORA Subject Terms:	Biology and Microbiology Ecology and Environment
Date made live:	12 Nov 2009 10:21 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/8297

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

10.1111/j.1574-6968.2009.01751.x

Programmes:

CEH Topics & Objectives 2009 - 2012 > Biodiversity > BD Topic 2 - Ecological Processes in the Environment

UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:

Hails

ISSN:

0378-1097

Additional Keywords:

surface microlayer, transparent exopolymer particles, Bacteria, phytoplankton bloom, fjord, dissolved organic carbon