Ocean acidification is expected to influence plankton community structure and biogeochemical element cycles. To date, the response of plankton communities to elevated CO2 has been studied primarily during nutrient-stimulated blooms. In this CO2 manipulation study, we used large-volume (~ 55 m3) pelagic in situ mesocosms to enclose a natural summer, post-spring-bloom plankton assemblage in the Baltic Sea to investigate the response of organic matter pools to ocean acidification.
Sampling depth integrated from 0-17 m if not indicated differently
Supplement to: Paul, Allanah Joy; Bach, Lennart Thomas; Schulz, Kai Georg; Boxhammer, Tim; Czerny, Jan; Achterberg, Eric Pieter; Hellemann, Dana; Trense, Yves; Nausch, Monika; Sswat, Michael; Riebesell, Ulf (2015): Effect of elevated CO2 on organic matter pools and fluxes in a summer Baltic Sea plankton community. Biogeosciences, 12(20), 6181-6203