Biogeochemistry of dimethylsulfide (DMS) and dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) in the surface microlayer and subsurface water of the western North Atlantic during spring |
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| Authors: | Gui-Peng Yang Maurice Levasseur Sonia Michaud Michael Scarratt |
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| Institution: | aDepartment of Biology (Québec-Océan), Pavillon Vachon, Local 2078, Laval University, Québec, PQ, Canada G1K 7P4;bCollege of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China;cMaurice-Lamontagne Institute, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Box 1000, Mont-Joli, Québec, Canada G5H 3Z4 |
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| Abstract: | Sixteen surface microlayer samples and corresponding subsurface water samples were collected in the western North Atlantic during April–May 2003 to study the distribution and cycling of dimethylsulfide (DMS) and dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) and the factors influencing them. In the surface microlayer, high concentrations of DMS appeared mostly in the samples containing high levels of chlorophyll a, and a significant correlation was found between DMS and chlorophyll a concentrations. In addition, microlayer DMS concentrations were correlated with microlayer DMSPd (dissolved) concentrations. DMSPd was found to be enriched in the microlayer with an average enrichment factor (EF) of 5.19. However, no microlayer enrichment of DMS was found for most samples collected. Interestingly, the DMS production rates in the microlayer were much higher than those in the subsurface water. Enhanced DMS production in the microlayer was likely due to the higher concentrations of DMSPd in the microlayer. A consistent pattern was observed in this study in which the concentrations of DMS, DMSPd, DMSPp (particulate) and chlorophyll a in the microlayer were closely related to their corresponding subsurface water concentrations, suggesting that these constituents in the microlayer were directly dependent on the transport from the bulk liquid below. Enhanced DMS production in the microlayer further reinforces the conclusion that the surface microlayer has greater biological activity relative to the underlying water. |
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| Keywords: | Dimethylsulfide (DMS) Dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) Microlayer Enrichment Production and consumption Western North Atlantic |
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