From sea to land: assessment of the bio-transport of phosphorus by penguins in Antarctica

Xianyan Qin; Liguang Sun; Jules M. Blais; Yuhong Wang; Tao Huang; Wen Huang; Zhouqing Xie

doi:10.1007/s00343-014-3115-5

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From sea to land: assessment of the bio-transport of phosphorus by penguins in Antarctica

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- From sea to land: assessment of the bio-transport of phosphorus by penguins in Antarctica
- Journal of Oceanology and Limnology Vol. 32, Issue 1, Pages: 148-154(2014)
- Affiliations：
  
  1. Institute of Polar Environment School of Earth and Space Sciences University of Science and Technology of China
  2. Program for Chemical and Environmental Toxicology Department of Biology University of Ottawa
  3. Advanced Management Research Center Ningbo University
  4. Department of Genetics North Carolina State University
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- DOI：10.1007/s00343-014-3115-5
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- Online First：21 February 2014，
  
  Published：2014
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Qin, X., Sun, L., Blais, J.M. et al. From sea to land: assessment of the bio-transport of phosphorus by penguins in Antarctica., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 32, 148–154 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-014-3115-5
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Qin, X., Sun, L., Blais, J.M. et al. From sea to land: assessment of the bio-transport of phosphorus by penguins in Antarctica., Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol. 32, 148–154 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00343-014-3115-5 DOI：

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Abstract

In Antarctica

the marine ecosystem is dynamically interrelated with the terrestrial ecosystem. An example of the link between these two ecosystems is the biogeochemical cycle of phosphorus. Biovectors

such as penguins

transport phosphorus from sea to land

play a key role in this cycle. In this paper

we selected three colonies of penguins

the most important seabirds in Antarctica

and computed the annual quantity of phosphorus transferred from sea to land by these birds. Our results show that adult penguins from colonies at Ardley Island

the Vestfold Hills

and Ross Island could transfer phosphorus in the form of guano at up to 12 349

167 036

and 97 841 kg/a

respectively

over their breeding period. These quantities are equivalent to an annual input of 3.96×109–1.63×1010 kg of seawater to the land of Antarctica. Finally

we discuss the impact of phosphorus on the ice-free areas of the Antarctica.

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