African desert dust influences migrations and fisheries of the Atlantic skipjack-tuna
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Atmospheric deposition of desert dust and other aerosols influence on the open ocean ecosystem and climate. These aerosols provide iron, phosphorus and bio-essential trace elements, which affect the composition and growth of phytoplankton, generating new organic matter that is distributed across the food web. Although this process has an impact on upper trophic levels and fisheries, direct evidence is lacking. Skipjack tropical tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) is the most important commercial tuna in the Atlantic, main stocks occur in the tropical and subtropical North-East Atlantic. We found that the migrations and fisheries of skipjack are connected to Saharan dust variability. From boreal winter to summer, skipjack performs an Atlantic-Saharan migration, from equatorial (0-5°N) to subtropical waters of the North-East Atlantic (regularly reaching open waters off Mauritania ∼20°N and the Canary Islands ∼28°N), tracking the seasonal shift of dust deposition in the North-East Atlantic. The observed long-term associations of skipjack catch with the seasonal cycles, anomalies and meridional variability of dust over the North-East Atlantic, shows that along the year skipjack catches mainly occur in waters affected by massive dust deposition linked (i) to dust wet deposition in tropical waters and (ii) to dust dry deposition in the Saharan desert-dust outflow. Atmospheric deposition of dust in the open ocean and in upwelling waters contributes to support zooplankton-rich areas, which are optimal for feeding small fish, molluscs and cephalopods, and suitable for feeding large predators, as skipjacks, where they are caught in abundance. The most important fishing area of Atlantic skipjack tuna is located off North West Africa in the waters affected by massive dust deposition that underly the dusty airstream from the North Africa desert. The role of dust as fertilizing and supporter of phytoplankton and zooplankton rich areas also has implications for other species of fishing interest, including other tropical tuna (e.g. bigeye and yellowfin), which are often exploited simultaneously with skipjack by the same fisheries. As far as we know this is the first study showing the connexions between atmospheric inputs of desert dust to ocean and the migrations and fisheries of marine species. These results have important implications on our understanding on the influence of atmospheric dust on marine ecosystems and on the management of fisheries.
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This study links Saharan dust deposition in the North-East Atlantic to skipjack tuna migrations and fisheries, proposing an “Atlantic-Saharan migration” that tracks the seasonal shift of dust deposition. It finds skipjack catches concentrate in dust-fertilized and upwelled waters, with catch variability correlated to dust anomalies.
Key findings
- Atlantic skipjack catches average around 253,000 tonnes/year (2011–2020), accounting for 48% of total tuna catches and 56% of tropical tuna catches; about 65% are caught in the NE Atlantic off NW Africa (0–30°N; 30°W–10°E), a region almost permanently affected by the Saharan Air Layer dust plume.
- Skipjack catches track the seasonal dust shift: high catches occur in winter equatorial waters affected by dust wet deposition, in spring off Liberia to Guinea (5–10°N), and in summer off Mauritania to the Canary Islands (17–30°N) in waters affected by massive dry deposition.
- Annual catches exceed 500 tonnes/1°×1° grid where massive dust deposition occurs over upwelled waters, such as off Mauritania; the NE Atlantic receives about 45% of global desert dust inputs to the ocean (450 Tg/y).
- Long-term skipjack catches off NW Africa are positively correlated with dust anomalies at the northern and southern ends of the migration route, and FAD catch per fishing hour off Senegal and Mauritania is positively correlated with dust anomalies.
Methods
- Used two skipjack catch datasets: Canary Islands Government data and the ICCAT TASK2 T2CE subset for PS FAD/FSC, with 1°×1° monthly catches and effort; monthly means and interannual variability were analysed for 2014–2019, excluding January–February in some regions due to a fishing moratorium.
- Used Aqua-MODIS satellite chlorophyll-a/POC and AOD, MERRA-2 column dust load and dry/wet dust deposition, and NASA Ocean Biogeochemical Model dissolved iron and nitrate; catches were compared with dust average distributions and anomalies calculated relative to 2014–2019 monthly averages.
- Analysed spatial distributions, monthly time series, meridional variability at ~20°W, and correlations between skipjack catches or catch per hour and dust anomalies.
Limitations
- Stated: further research is needed to assess how deposition of desert dust, wildfire, industrial, and urban aerosols modifies phytoplankton and zooplankton composition and food-web implications; skipjack school behaviour linked to dust variability involves “still unknown patterns.”
- Stated: data availability and consistency limited the monthly mean and interannual catch analysis to 2014–2019, and dissolved iron and nitrate model data were only available for 2014–2015.
- Evident from the text: the study is observational and correlational, using modelled dust fields and fishery catch data; it does not experimentally establish causation, and some regions (e.g., off Togo, Benin, and Cape Lopez) show no dust–catch correlation, which the authors attribute to other nutrient sources such as river discharge or upwelling.
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- Premisecitation
North Atlantic waters underlying the SAL dust plume are richer in Fe, Si, Al, Ti, Mn, P and other trace metals bio-essential for phytoplankton, in comparison with South Atlantic waters.
“Due to massive dust deposition, North Atlantic waters underlying the SAL dust plume are richer in Fe, Si, Al, Ti, Mn, P and other trace metals bio-essential for phytoplankton, in comparison with South Atlantic waters (Han et al., 2008;Ussher et al., 2013;Conway and John, 2014;Baker and Jickells, 2017).”
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- cites Ussher et al., 2013 source
Section 3.1, paragraph [14] reports higher surface-water Fe and Al in the tropical North Atlantic under the Saharan dust plume than in the central South Atlantic. The paper does not establish the claimed North–South enrichment of seawater Si, Ti, Mn, or P; the Introduction, paragraph [2], instead describes Atlantic P supply as predominantly in situ or by physical transport. Page numbers are unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.88)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measured - cites Baker and Jickells, 2017 source
The Introduction and §3.2 report higher dissolved Fe and Al in North Atlantic surface waters, consistent with greater Saharan dust input. But §3.2 finds little north–south difference in surface-water Mn despite higher deposition, and the Introduction says atmospheric Si has little effect on water-column biogeochemistry. The paper therefore does not support the claim that the waters are richer in the entire listed set of elements; page numbers are unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.90)
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- Premisecitation
The NE Atlantic region off NW Africa is almost permanently affected by the dusty Saharan Air Layer (SAL) airstream.
“In-situ measurements (Prospero and Lamb, 2003;Rodríguez et al., 2015;Rodríguez and López-Darias, 2021), satellite observations (Huang et al., 2010;Tsamalis et al., 2013) and models (Fig. 1B) show that this region is almost permanently affected by the dusty Saharan Air Layer (SAL) airstream (Prospero et al., 2021).”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim2 of 3 sources checked- cites Prospero and Lamb, 2003 source
- cites Rodríguez et al., 2015 source
The paper describes the dusty SAL over the North Atlantic and reports that Izaña, off northwest Africa, is frequently within it in summer (study description; page unavailable). It does not support the stronger claim of almost permanent exposure: the Additional information passage says the SAL dust season at Izaña typically runs from late July to early September, with dust events on an average of 52% of August days. (LLM, conf=0.84)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measured - cites Prospero et al., 2021 source
In “Characterizing the SAL: BOMEX” (page unavailable), the paper says dust-laden Saharan air forms the SAL as it reaches Africa’s west coast, supporting the location and airstream description. It does not establish that the NE Atlantic off NW Africa is almost permanently affected; “Zuloaga’s ‘discovery’ of the SAL” instead describes seasonal shifts in dust transport. (LLM, conf=0.83)
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- Premisecitation
From boreal winter to summer, part of the skipjack stock located in equatorial waters performs a northward migratory movement off NW Africa, from the western Gulf of Guinea to the Canary Islands-often reaching Madeira and Azores-favoured by the seasonal northward shift of warm waters.
“From boreal winter to summer, part of the skipjack stock located in equatorial waters performs a northward migratory movement off NW Africa, from the western Gulf of Guinea to the Canary Islands -often reaching Madeira (Hermida et al., 2019) and Azores-(ICCAT TASK II catch and effort statistics data) favoured by the seasonal northward shift of warm waters (Caniaux et al., 2011).”
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Off Mauritania, correlations between desert dust and the fluxes of phytoplanktonic (diatoms, coccolithophores, organic-walled dinoflagellate cysts) and zooplanktonic (foraminifera) species are observed during upwelling periods.
“Off Mauritania, correlations between desert dust and the fluxes of phytoplanktonic (diatoms, coccolithophores, organic-walled dinoflagellate cysts) and zooplanktonic (foraminifera) species are observed during upwelling periods (Romero et al., 2020).”
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- Interpretationcitation
There is a strong coupling between aeolian dust inputs and the efficiency of the biological pump to rapidly transfer new organic matter to higher trophic levels.
“This points to a strong coupling between aeolian dust inputs and the efficiency of the biological pump to rapidly transfer new organic matter to higher trophic levels (Fischer et al., 2019;Romero et al., 2020).”
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The Summary and Outlook reports strong coupling between dust flux and biological-pump efficiency, and proposes rapid sedimentation of dust-ballasted organic aggregates. It does not say that the pump rapidly transfers new organic matter to higher trophic levels; the transfer described is downward particle export. (LLM, conf=0.90)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measured - cites Romero et al., 2020 source
The Statistical analyses (lines 508–510; page unavailable) report a strong correlation between lithogenic flux and fluxes of primary and secondary producers. The Plankton variability discussion (lines 514–524; page unavailable) identifies Saharan and Sahelian dust and notes that those producers’ fluxes peak at roughly the same time. These observations do not establish that dust inputs increase biological-pump efficiency or rapidly transfer new organic matter to higher trophic levels. (LLM, conf=0.85)
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- Findingown data
During spring and summer, the largest skipjack catch at 20°W occurs at ~20°N (between Mauritania and Cabo Verde), in waters nourished by massive dry deposition.
“During spring and summer, the largest fishing catch of skipjack (at 20 • W) occurs at ~20 • N (between Mauritania and Cabo Verde), in waters nourished by massive dry deposition (Fig. 3A2-3A3).”
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Due to their migration under the SAL dust plume, skipjack fishing catches and column dust load are correlated in these regions.
“Due to their migration under the SAL dust plume, skipjack fishing catches and column dust load are correlated in these regions (Fig. 2A1-2A6).”
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The most important fishing area of Atlantic skipjack tuna is located off NW Africa in waters affected by massive Saharan dust deposition.
“The most important fishing area of Atlantic skipjack tuna is located off NW Africa in waters affected by massive Saharan dust deposition”
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In the waters from Côte d'Ivoire to Ghana (<5°N), skipjack catches are high in the winter dust season.
“In the waters from Côte d'Ivoire to Ghana (<5 • N), skipjack catches are high in the winter dust season (Fig. 2A5, 2B3 and 2C3).”
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During autumn, the skipjack fishing ground off NW Africa shifts southwards with the dust deposition band.
“During autumn, the finishing ground off NW Africa shifts southwards with the dust deposition band (Fig. 3B4-3D4).”
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The main skipjack fishing grounds are located in the North East Atlantic.
“The main skipjack fishing grounds are located in the North East (NE) Atlantic, as illustrated in the ICCAT gridded data (CATDIS file) of fishing captures (Fig. 1A1).”
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Across spring to summer (April to September), dust dry and wet deposition bands shift northward.
“Across spring to summer (April to September), dust dry and wet deposition bands shift northward (Fig. 3C2-3C3 and 3D2-3D3).”
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Regions where skipjack yearly (2014-2019) catches exceeded 500 tonnes/1°x1° grid are mostly located in waters affected by massive dust deposition off NW Africa.
“Regions where skipjack yearly (2014-2019) catches have exceeded 500 tonnes/1 o x1 • grid (highlighted in pink colour in Fig. 1A2) are mostly located in waters affected by massive dust deposition off NW Africa (Fig. 1A1, 1B-1D).”
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During this movement, skipjack fishing catches are high in waters affected by massive dust deposition.
“During this movement, skipjack fishing catches are high in waters affected by massive dust deposition (Fig. 3).”
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In spring (April to June), skipjack fishing grounds shift northward off NW Africa (5-15°N), tracking the seasonal northward shift of the waters affected by massive dust wet and dry deposition.
“In spring (April to June) finishing grounds shift northward off NW Africa (5-15 • N), tracking the seasonal northward shift of the waters affected by massive dust wet and dry deposition (Fig. 3B2-3D2; see black arrows; Fig. S4).”
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In the waters off Angola, the skipjack fishing season occurs during the dust season linked to the arrival of dust from Southern Angola and Namibia deserts.
“In contrast, in the waters off Angola, the skipjack fishing season occurs during the dust season linked to the arrival of dust from Southern Angola and Namibia deserts.”
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The winter to summer migratory movement of skipjack off NW Africa occurs in the waters underlying the desert dust plume.
“The winter to summer migratory movement of skipjack off NW Africa occurs in the waters underlying the desert dust plume (Fig. 2B1-2B3, Fig. 2C1-2C3).”
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The euphotic waters of these major skipjack fishing regions receive nutrients from upwelling waters and aeolian dust inputs.
“The euphotic waters of these regions receive nutrients from upwelling waters (e.g.see nitrate (Radenac et al., 2020) in Fig. 1G) and aeolian dust inputs (Fig. 1C-D).”
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Satellite observations show that these major skipjack fishing regions tend to be rich in chlorophyll-a particulate organic carbon, an indicator of new organic matter linked to enhanced primary productivity.
“Satellite observations with the Aqua-MODIS (Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) shows that these regions also tend to be rich in chlorophyll (-a) particulate organic carbon (Fig. 1E), an indicator of new organic matter linked to an enhanced primary productivity (Capone and Hutchins, 2013).”
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Long-term skipjack catches off NW Africa show strong links with dust cycles.
“Long term skipjack catches off NW Africa show strong links with dust cycles (Fig. 4A1-4A3).”
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About 65% of the Atlantic skipjack tuna are caught in the NE Atlantic region (0-30°N; 30°W-10°E) off NW Africa.
“About the ~65% of the Atlantic skipjack tuna are caught in this region (ICCAT CATDIS, 2011-2020 dataset), in a domain that expands along the Gulf of Guinea and equatorial Atlantic, from the equator to the Canary Islands (0-30 • N; 30 • W-10 • E) off North West (NW) Africa (Fig. 1A1 and Fig. 1A2).”
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Off NW Africa (EQA and from Côte d'Ivoire to the Canary Islands), skipjack migratory movements appear to be linked with the seasonal shift of the SAL dust plume.
“We found that off NW Africa (EQA and from Côte d'Ivoire to the Canary Islands), these migratory movements appear to be linked with the seasonal shift of the SAL dust plume (Fig. 2).”
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The fishing grounds from Guinea to Mauritania are situated in dissolved Fe rich waters linked to aeolian desert dust inputs.
“The finishing grounds from Guinea to Mauritania (Fig. 1A2) are situated in dissolved Fe rich waters linked to aeolian desert dust inputs (Fig. 1F).”
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Analysis of the meridional variability at ~20°W shows that the migratory movement of skipjack off NW Africa occurs in the waters affected by dust deposition.
“Analysis of the South-North (meridional) variability at ~20 • W also shows that the migratory movement of skipjack off NW Africa occurs in the waters affected by dust deposition (Fig. 3A1-3A4).”
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In boreal winter (December-March), the largest skipjack fishing grounds are located at low latitudes (0-7°N) in the western Gulf of Guinea and in the EQA, in waters affected by massive wet and dust dry deposition.
“In boreal winter (December-March), the largest fishing grounds are located at low latitudes (0-7 • N) in the western Gulf of Guinea and in the EQA, in waters affected by massive wet and dust dry deposition (see December in Fig. 3B1-3D1 and a similar analysis for each month in Fig. S4).”
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From boreal winter to summer, skipjack performs the Atlantic-Saharan migration, from the equatorial (0-5°N) to subtropical waters of the North-East Atlantic, tracking the seasonal shift of dust deposition in the North-East Atlantic.
“From boreal winter to summer, skipjack performs what we have called the Atlantic-Saharan migration, from the equatorial (0-5 • N) to subtropical waters of the North-East Atlantic, tracking the seasonal shift of dust deposition in the North-East Atlantic.”
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In the northern part of the spring and summer dust wet deposition band (off Senegal and off Mauritania), skipjack catches per fishing hour in FAD is positively correlated with dust anomalies.
“In the northern part of the spring and summer dust wet deposition band (off Senegal and off Mauritania; Fig. 3B2-3C2 and 3B3-C3), skipjack catches per fishing hour (a measure of skipjack abundance) in Floating Aggregating Devices (FAD) (a specific fishing technique widely used to mainly target skipjack tuna) is positively correlated with dust anomalies (Fig. 4B2-4C2 and Fig. 4B3-4C3).”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim- Rests on an assumption: Skipjack catches per fishing hour in FAD are a valid measure of skipjack abundance.
- Findingown data
The most important fishing area of Atlantic skipjack tuna is located off North West Africa in waters affected by massive Saharan dust deposition.
“The most important fishing area of Atlantic skipjack tuna is located off North West Africa in waters affected by massive Saharan dust deposition.”
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At the northern (Canary Islands) and southern (Liberia to Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire to Ghana) ends of the migratory route, total skipjack catches are positively correlated with dust anomalies.
“At the northern (Canary Islands) and southern (Liberia to Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire to Ghana) ends of this migratory route, total skipjack catches are positively correlated with the dust anomalies (Fig. 4B1-4C1 and Fig. 4E-F).”
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Skipjack annual catches >5 tonnes/1°x1° grid occur in waters affected by massive dust deposition.
“Skipjack annual catches >5 tonnes/1 o x1 o grid occur in waters affected by massive dust deposition (Fig. 1A1).”
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Annual skipjack catches exceed 500 tonnes/1°x1° grid when such dust deposition occurs in upwelled waters, as observed off Mauritania.
“Annual catches exceed 500 tonnes/1 o x1 o grid when such dust deposition occurs in upwelled waters, as those observed off Mauritania (Fig. 1A2).”
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During the 1990s and 2000s, skipjack catches were ~8 times higher in the Eastern than in the Western Atlantic.
“During the 1990s and 2000s skipjack catches were ~8 times higher in the Eastern than in the Western Atlantic (CATDIS file ICCAT).”
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From the 1950s-2020s, yearly catches of Atlantic skipjack have increased from less than 1000 tonnes to average levels of 250,000 tonnes per year in recent years.
“From the 1950s-2020s, yearly catches of Atlantic skipjack have increased from less than 1000 tonnes to average levels of 250.000 tonnes per year in recent years (ICCAT, TASK I dataset) (Fig. S5 of the Supplementary Information).”
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Dust deposition over upwelling waters supports zooplankton-rich areas, optimal for fish larvae, molluscs, cephalopods, and large predators.
“Dust deposition over upwelling waters support zooplankton rich areas, optimal for fish larvae, molluscs, cephalopods, and large predators”
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Dust wet deposition is characteristic of the near equatorial latitudes (0-10°N) along the tropical rainband linked to the ITCZ.
“Dust wet deposition is characteristic of the near equatorial latitudes (0-10 • N; Fig. 3C1-3C4) along the tropical rainband linked to the ITCZ.”
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In the Equatorial Atlantic, primary productivity is linked to upwelled nutrients supported by nitrogen fixation enhanced by aeolian Fe dust inputs.
“In the Equatorial Atlantic, where skipjack catches are abundant (EQA in Fig. 1A2), such primary productivity is linked to upwelled nutrients (Radenac et al., 2020) (Fig. 1G) supported by nitrogen fixation in turn enhanced by aeolian Fe dust inputs (Subramaniam et al., 2013) (Fig. 1C-D).”
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Skipjack tuna migrates tracking the seasonal shift of Saharan dust deposition in the Atlantic.
“Skipjack tuna migrates tracking the seasonal shift of Saharan dust deposition in the Atlantic”
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Massive offshore dry dust deposition occurs in northern latitudes (at 7-25°N) in the outflow linked to dust emissions prompted by Harmattan winds in the inner Sahara.
“Massive offshore dry dust deposition occurs in northern latitudes (at 7-25 • N; Fig. 3D1-3D4) in the outflow linked to dust emissions prompted by Harmattan winds in the inner Sahara.”
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From the Gulf of Guinea, skipjack perform migratory movements to open waters off Mauritania to the Canary Islands, as shown by ICCAT 1981 and 2015-2017 tagging programs.
“From there, they perform migratory movements to open waters off Mauritania to the Canary Islands, as by shown the ICCAT 1981 and 2015-2017 tagging programs (Fonteneau, 2015; ICCAT-AOTTP, 2021) (Fig. S2 and S3).”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim0 of 2 sources checked- cites Fonteneau, 2015
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- cites ICCAT-AOTTP, 2021
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- Premisenone given
Saharan dust fertilizes the Atlantic Ocean with iron, phosphorus and relevant trace elements for the growth of phytoplankton.
“Saharan dust fertilizes the Atlantic Ocean with iron, phosphorous and relevant trace elements for the growth of phytoplankton”
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The new organic matter and nutrients supported by Saharan dust are transferred across the food web.
“The new organic matter and nutrients supported by Saharan dust are transferred across the food web”
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Skipjack tuna performs an Atlantic-Saharan migration off NW Africa under the SAL dust plume.
“Our findings show that skipjack tuna performs an Atlantic-Saharan migration off NW Africa under the SAL dust plume (Fig. 5).”
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Variability in dust inputs influences the extent of skipjack movements.
“This suggests that variability in dust inputs influences on the extent of the skipjack movements.”
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Deposition of atmospheric aerosols has an impact across the food chain.
“These results show that the deposition of atmospheric aerosols has an impact across the food chain.”
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Aeolian deposition of Saharan dust in the open ocean influences the migrations of skipjack tuna in the North-East Atlantic.
“The results of this study show that the aeolian deposition of Saharan dust in the open ocean influences on the migrations of skipjack tuna in the North-East Atlantic.”
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During this migration, skipjack schools agglomerate in specific marine areas with high feeding resources linked to two key nutrient supplies: massive desert dust deposition and dust deposition on upwelled waters.
“During this migration, skipjack schools' agglomerate in specific marine areas with high feeding resources linked to two key nutrients supplies: massive desert dust deposition and dust deposition on upwelled waters.”
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The process of dust deposition influencing phytoplankton and the food chain has an impact on upper trophic levels and fisheries.
“This study shows that this process has an impact on upper trophic levels and fisheries.”
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Our results indicate that the atmospheric deposition of desert dust aerosols contributes to support phytoplankton and zooplankton rich areas, optimal for feeding fishes, molluscs, cephalopods, large predators and fisheries.
“Our results indicate that the atmospheric deposition of desert dust aerosols contributes to support phytoplankton and zooplankton rich areas, optimal for feeding fishes, molluscs, cephalopods, large predators and fisheries.”
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May combine two claims.
PremisecitationFrom spring to summer, the dust plume shifts northward, linked to the shift of the ITCZ and the Harmattan winds into the Sahara and the development of the NW African monsoon.
“From spring to summer, the dust plume shifts northward, linked to the shift of the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) and the Harmattan winds into the Sahara and the development of the NW African monsoon (Tsamalis et al., 2013).”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim1 of 1 sources checked- cites Tsamalis et al., 2013 source
Section 3.2 (Spring; page unavailable) reports a northward movement of the Saharan Air Layer, and Section 4.5 (page unavailable) connects its southern boundary to the ITCZ, which moves north over the Atlantic by summer. The cited passages do not link that movement to Harmattan winds moving into the Sahara or to development of the NW African monsoon. (LLM, conf=0.84)
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PremisecitationSkipjack performs migratory movements conditioned by SST and prey availability.
“It typically preys on small (2-5 cms) pelagic fishes, crustaceans and cephalopods (Magnuson, 1969;Roger, 1994;Druon et al., 2017), and performs migratory movements conditioned by SST and preys availability (Arrizabalaga et al., 2015;Druon et al., 2017).”
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Section 2.1 (page unavailable) includes skipjack among highly migratory tunas, and the Discussion (page unavailable) says tunas make trophic migrations to exploit productive areas. The paper also models skipjack habitat in relation to surface temperature, but it does not establish that skipjack’s migratory movements specifically are conditioned by both SST and prey availability. (LLM, conf=0.84)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measured - cites Druon et al., 2017 source
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PremisecitationSkipjack tuna inhabits warm waters, preferably those with a sea surface temperature (SST) between 20 and 28°C.
“Skipjack tuna inhabits warm waters, preferably those with a sea surface temperature (SST) between 20 and 28 • C (Arrizabalaga et al., 2015).”
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May combine two claims.
PremisecitationDuring this northward migration, skipjack schools agglomerate in areas with high feeding resources, where they are caught in abundance.
“During this northward migration, skipjack schools agglomerate in areas with high feeding resources (Druon et al., 2017), where they are caught in abundance (Evans et al., 1981;Fonteneau, 2015).”
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- cites Evans et al., 1981
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- cites Fonteneau, 2015
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PremisecitationThese inputs enhance, deplete and/or modify the composition of the phytoplankton communities.
“These inputs enhance, deplete and/or modifying the composition of the phytoplankton communities (Mahowald et al., 2018;Hettiarachchi et al., 2021;Zhang et al., 2022;Herut et al., 2016).”
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PremisecitationLarge amounts of industrial, urban and wildfire pyrogenic and acid aerosols are being globally deposited in the ocean.
“Studies have shown that large amounts of industrial, urban and wildfire pyrogenic and acid aerosols are being globally deposited in the ocean (Ito et al., 2019;Rodríguez et al., 2021;Tang et al., 2021;Hamilton et al., 2022).”
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The Results and Discussion section (page unavailable) models combustion-derived iron deposition to the ocean, including a global-mean contribution of 2.6–7.1% of total iron deposition, and discusses biomass-burning and coal-combustion sources. The paper discusses acid processing of aerosols, but the cited passages do not establish that large amounts of acid aerosols themselves are deposited globally in the ocean; the deposition estimates concern iron, not aerosols as a whole. (LLM, conf=0.85)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measured - cites Rodríguez et al., 2021
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- cites Hamilton et al., 2022 source
The Introduction describes oceans as a major sink for airborne nutrients and pollutants, while ‘Anthropocene Perturbations to Aerosol Nutrient Sources’ links industrial and transport emissions to increasing marine deposition. The aerosol-nutrients section also describes wildfire plumes and acid-coated particles reaching the surface ocean. The paper does not establish that large amounts of each specified aerosol type, particularly urban and acid aerosols, are being deposited globally. (LLM, conf=0.82)
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Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing). May combine two claims.
PremisecitationThe NE Atlantic is the major global receptor of desert dust, about 45% of the global desert dust inputs to the ocean (450 Tg/y) occurs in this region.
“The NE Atlantic is the major global receptor of desert dust, about the 45% of the global desert dust inputs to the ocean (450 Tg/y) occurs in this region (Mahowald et al., 2005;Huneeus et al., 2011).”
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Table 1 (section 5, page not available) gives composite dust deposition of 202 Tg/year to the North Atlantic, the largest listed ocean basin. The listed basin totals sum to 438 Tg/year, so the North Atlantic receives about 46% of that total—close to the claimed 45% of roughly 450 Tg/year. The table does not isolate the northeastern Atlantic, so it does not support assigning that share to that region specifically. (LLM, conf=0.88)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measured - cites Huneeus et al., 2011 source
Section 2.1 discusses dust deposition to the Atlantic Ocean, and Section 4.2 describes dust transport from West Africa across the Atlantic. Neither passage establishes that the NE Atlantic is the largest global receptor or that it receives 45% (450 Tg/year) of global desert-dust inputs to the ocean. Page numbers were not available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.78)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measured
May combine two claims.
FindingcitationOff NW Africa, chlorophyll-rich waters are observed off Guinea to Mauritania, a region that receives nutrients from the easterly boundary upwelling linked to the Canary Current, the Guinea Dome, and massive deposition of Saharan desert dust.
“Off NW Africa, chlorophyll-rich waters are observed off Guinea to Mauritania (Fig. 1E), a region that receives nutrients of the easterly boundary upwelling linked to the Canary Current (Arístegui et al., 2009;Cropper et al., 2014;Valdés and Déniz-González, 2015;Nieto and Mélin, 2017) (Fig. 1G), of the Guinea Dome (Doi et al., 2009), and by massive deposition of Saharan desert dust (Fig. 1C-D).”
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Findingown dataDesert dust emitted in the Sahara is transported to low latitudes during boreal winter, affecting the Gulf of Guinea and equatorial Atlantic, including waters (<5°N) off Gabon, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia, to Guinea, where high dust loads are airborne from December to February.
“Desert dust emitted in the Sahara is transported to low latitudes during boreal winter, affecting the Gulf of Guinea and the equatorial Atlantic, including waters (<5 • N) off Gabon, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia, to Guinea (Fig. 2C3), where high dust loads are airborne from December to February (red circles in Fig. 2A7-2A8).”
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FindingcitationIn SW Africa, a large skipjack fishing ground is located off Angola, where nutrients arrive from upwelling-waters and dust deposition from the southern Angolan and Namibian deserts.
“In SW Africa, a large skipjack fishing ground is located off Angola (Fig. 1E), where nutrients arrive from upwelling-waters (Fig. 1G) and dust deposition from the southern Angolan and Namibian deserts (Dansie et al., 2017) (Fig. 1C).”
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Findingown dataIn winter, skipjack is mainly caught in the dust wet deposition band (5°N-5°S) and secondarily at northern latitudes between Cabo Verde and Senegal (~17°N) in waters affected by massive dust dry deposition.
“In winter, skipjack is mainly caught in the dust wet deposition band (5 • N-5 • S; Fig. 3A1-3C1; Fig. S4) and, secondarily, at northern latitudes between Cabo Verde and Senegal (~17 • N, Fig. 3A1) in waters affected by massive dust dry deposition (see asterisk in Fig. 3A1, 3B1 and 3D1).”
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Findingown dataIn the skipjack fishing grounds off Togo, Benin and Cape Lopez (Gabon), no correlation is found between dust and skipjack catches, indicating that the nutrients supporting phytoplankton and zooplankton in these regions are linked to other sources than dust, e.g. river discharge or upwellings.
“In the skipjack fishing grounds located off Togo, Benin and Cape Lopez (Gabon), no correlation is found between dust and skipjack catches Fig. 2A7-2A8, indicating that the nutrients supporting phytoplankton and zooplankton in these regions are linked to other sources than dust, e.g.river discharge (Vieira et al., 2020) or upwellings (Friedlander et al., 2014;Radenac et al., 2020).”
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Findingnone givenThe major skipjack fishing grounds (annual catches >500 tonnes/year) are located in NW Africa off Mauritania, Senegal and from Liberia to Guinea; in SW Africa off Angola; and in Equatorial Atlantic waters and from Côte d'Ivoire to Benin and Gabon.
“The major skipjack fishing grounds (annual catches >500 tonnes/ year) are located in (i) NW Africa, off Mauritania (M), Senegal (S) and from Liberia to Guinea (LG), (ii) in South West (SW) Africa, off Angola (A), and (iii) in Equatorial Atlantic (EQA) waters and from Côte d'Ivoire to Benin (CB) and Gabon (G); see (M, S, LG, A, EQA, CB and GT) in Fig. 1A2.”
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Findingown dataDuring the spring to summer northward migration, skipjack catches are high in April-May off Liberia to Guinea (5-10°N), from June to September off Senegal (15°N), in July and August off Mauritania (15-21°N) and in the Canary Islands (28°N).
“During the spring to summer northward migration, skipjack catches are high in April-May in open waters off Liberia to Guinea (5-10 • N, Fig. 2A4, 2B2 and 2C2), from June to September in open waters off Senegal (15 • N, Fig. 2A3) and in July and August in open waters off Mauritania (15-21 • N, Fig. 2A2-2B1) and in the Canary Islands (28 • N, Fig. 2A1).”
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Findingown dataThe observed long-term associations of skipjack catch with the seasonal cycles, anomalies and meridional variability of dust over the North-East Atlantic show that along the year skipjack catches mainly occur in waters affected by massive dust deposition linked to dust wet deposition in tropical waters and dust dry deposition in the Saharan desert-dust outflow.
“The observed long-term associations of skipjack catch with the seasonal cycles, anomalies and meridional variability of dust over the North-East Atlantic, shows that along the year skipjack catches mainly occur in waters affected by massive dust deposition linked (i) to dust wet deposition in tropical waters and (ii) to dust dry deposition in the Saharan desert-dust outflow.”
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Findingown dataThe northward migratory movement of skipjack tends to occur in waters underlying the SAL dust plume, and skipjack catches are abundant in waters fertilized by massive dust deposition.
“We found that this northward migratory movement tends to occur in waters underlying the SAL dust plume, and that skipjack catches are abundant in waters fertilized by massive dust deposition.”
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FindingreasoningIn the last decade, catches in the Eastern Atlantic have accounted for ~89% of total Atlantic catches, a data that highlights the large skipjack biomass off Western Africa, supported by dust fertilization.
“Indeed, in the last decade catches in the Eastern Atlantic have accounted for ~89% of total Atlantic catches, a data that highlights the large skipjack biomass off Western Africa, supported by dust fertilization.”
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FindingreasoningAlong the year, skipjack catches mainly occur in waters affected by massive dust deposition, at equatorial latitudes in winter, off Liberia to Guinea (5-10°N) in spring and off Mauritania to the Canary Islands (17-30°N) in summer.
“Along the year, skipjack catches mainly occur in waters affected by massive dust deposition, at equatorial latitudes in winter, off Liberia to Guinea (5-10 • N) in spring and off Mauritania to the Canary Islands (17-30 • N) in summer.”
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InterpretationreasoningAtmospheric deposition of dust in the open ocean and in upwelling waters contributes to support zooplankton-rich areas, which are optimal for feeding small fish, molluscs and cephalopods, and suitable for feeding large predators, as skipjacks, where they are caught in abundance.
“Atmospheric deposition of dust in the open ocean and in upwelling waters contributes to support zooplankton-rich areas, which are optimal for feeding small fish, molluscs and cephalopods, and suitable for feeding large predators, as skipjacks, where they are caught in abundance.”
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InterpretationreasoningThe well-known skipjack seasonal migrations between Gabon and Angola may be supported by dust deposition added to the effects of the Angolan wind-driven upwelling, with a pattern that resembles that described for NW Africa.
“This suggests that the well-known skipjack seasonal migrations between Gabon and Angola (Dansie et al., 2017;Huntley, 2019) may be supported by dust deposition added to the effects of the Angolan wind-driven upwelling (Fig. 2A9, 2B3 and 2C3), with a pattern that resembles that described above for NW Africa.”
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InterpretationreasoningThe role of dust as fertilizing and supporter of phytoplankton and zooplankton rich areas also has implications for other species of fishing interest, including other tropical tuna (e.g. bigeye and yellowfin), which are often exploited simultaneously with skipjack by the same fisheries.
“The role of dust as fertilizing and supporter of phytoplankton and zooplankton rich areas also has implications for other species of fishing interest, including other tropical tuna (e.g.bigeye and yellowfin), which are often exploited simultaneously with skipjack by the same fisheries.”
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Premisenone givenSkipjack subtropical feeding areas are located at about 25°S off Angola and within 10-40°N off NW Africa, whereas spawning regions are in warm equatorial waters (SST >24°) between 4°N and 2°S.
“Their subtropical feeding areas are located in regions at about 25 • S, off Angola, and within 10-40 • N off NW Africa, whereas the spawning regions are in warm equatorial waters (at SST higher than 24 • ) between 4 • N and 2 • S.”
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PremisecitationA large stock of skipjacks is located in the warm waters of the Gulf of Guinea and the central equatorial Atlantic, its main spawning area, where skipjack catches are abundant throughout the year.
“A large stock of skipjacks is located in the warm waters of the Gulf of Guinea and the central equatorial Atlantic (Evans et al., 1981) (Fig. 1A2), its main spawning area, where the skipjack catches are abundant throughout the year.”
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Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.
Probably not a substantial claim: may not pass S3 (load-bearing).
InterpretationreasoningThe role of dust in fertilizing and supporting phytoplankton- and zooplankton-rich areas also has implications for other tropical tuna, such as bigeye and yellowfin, which are often exploited simultaneously with skipjack by the same fisheries.
“The role of dust in fertilizing and supporting phytoplankton-and zooplankton-rich areas also has implications for other tropical tuna, such as bigeye and yellowfin, which are often exploited simultaneously with skipjack by the same fisheries (see Fig. S1 and S5 of the Supplementary Information).”
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Interpretationown dataVariability in dust inputs may also influence the behaviour of skipjack schools by still unknown patterns.
“This finding suggests that variability in dust inputs may also influences on the behaviour of skipjack schools by still unknown patterns.”
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PremisecitationAtmospheric deposition of desert dust in the ocean influences the composition and growth of phytoplankton, generating new organic matter that is distributed across the food chain.
“Previous studies found that the atmospheric deposition of desert dust in the ocean influence on the composition and growth of phytoplankton, generating new organic matter that is distributed across the food chain.”
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InterpretationreasoningIn addition to coastal upwellings, Saharan dust deposition contributes to support zooplankton-rich areas, optimal for feeding small fish, molluscs and cephalopods, and suitable for feeding large predators, thus affecting the migrations of skipjack tuna.
“In addition to coastal upwellings, Saharan dust deposition contributes to support zooplankton-rich areas, optimal for feeding small fish, molluscs and cephalopods, and suitable for feeding large predators, thus affecting on the migrations of skipjack tuna.”
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InterpretationreasoningDuring the Atlantic-Saharan migration, skipjack schools agglomerate in specific marine areas with high feeding resources, often linked to two key nutrient supplies: massive desert dust deposition, including deposition on upwelled waters, pointing to a strong coupling between aeolian dust inputs and the efficiency of the biological pump to rapidly transfer new organic matter to higher trophic level
“key nutrients supplies, massive desert dust deposition, including deposition on upwelled waters, pointing to a strong coupling between aeolian dust inputs and the efficiency of the biological pump to rapidly transfer new organic matter to higher trophic levels.”
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The paper relies on this without support.
Commercial skipjack catch data reliably indicate skipjack presence, migration and abundance.
“In our analysis we plotted the monthly skipjack catches (Fig. 2B1-2B3; Fig. 3B1-3B4 and Fig. S4).”
The paper relies on this without support.
Skipjack catches per fishing hour in FAD are a valid measure of skipjack abundance.
“skipjack catches per fishing hour (a measure of skipjack abundance) in Floating Aggregating Devices (FAD)”
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Percentages, sums and reported differences re-computed from the paper’s own numbers.
Each contradiction between two passages listed here was confirmed by an independent check.
Figure 2 gives a different averaging period
MinorThe Figure 2 caption gives the monthly-average period as 20014-2019, whereas the Methods state that monthly mean values were analysed for 2014-2019.
“Fig. 2. Monthly average (20014-2019)”
“the monthly mean values and interannual variability of skipjack catches was analysed for the period 2014-2019.”
Figure 3 caption omits the autumn panels
MinorThe caption lists January, April and August as the months shown, but the results describe autumn data in Figure 3's fourth set of panels.
“spatial distribution of (B) catches in the ICCAT database, (C) dust wet deposition and (D) dust dry deposition in January, April and August.”
“During autumn, the finishing ground off NW Africa shifts southwards with the dust deposition band (Fig. 3B4-3D4).”
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“1C-D) (Gregg et al., 2003).”
InfluentialPyrogenic iron: the missing link to high iron solubility in aerosols
Ito, A., Myriokefalitakis, S., Kanakidou, M., Mahowald, N. M., Scanza, R. A., Hamilton, D. S., Baker, A. R., Jickells, T., Sarin, M., Bikkina, S., et al. (2019) · Science Advances · doi:10.1126/sciadv.aau7671 · Cited by 251 · cited 2× · see citing works
“…suppression or alteration of the phytoplankton community, depending on the presence of acids and toxic metals, via processes not yet understood (Wang et al., 2017; Kanakidou et al., 2018; Ito et al., 2019; Rodríguez et al., 2021; Tang et al., 2021; Hamilton et al., 2022; Zhang et al., 2022).”
Organo–organic and organo–mineral interfaces in soil at the nanometer scale
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“Dust deposition also delivers organic matter (García et al., 2017; Possinger et al., 2020) that directly fuels the heterotrophic activity (Duarte et al., 2006).”
Distribution of nitrate, phosphate and silicate in the world oceans
Levitus, S., Conkright, M. E., Reid, J. L., Najjar, R. G., & Mantyla, A. W. (1993) · Progress In Oceanography · doi:10.1016/0079-6611(93)90003-v · Cited by 241 · cited 1× · see citing works
“Subtropical eastern boundary upwellings provides major inputs of nitrate, phosphate and silicic acid/silicate to euphotic waters (Levitus et al., 1993); however, depending on the topography of the continental shelve, they may be relatively poor in other limiting bio-essential trace elements (Capone…”
Production of cobalt binding ligands in a Synechococcus feature at the Costa Rica upwelling dome
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“…Moore et al., 2013), and micronutrients such as iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), cobalt (Co), zinc (Zn) or nickel (Ni) (Rees and Bekheet, 1982; Price and Morel, 1990; Raven, 1990; Saito et al., 2005; Bertrand et al., 2007; Saito and Goepfert, 2008; Ho, 2013; Mahowald et al., 2018; Browning et al., 2021).”
Atmospheric Transport and Deposition of Mineral Dust to the Ocean: Implications for Research Needs
Schulz, M., Prospero, J. M., Baker, A. R., Dentener, F. J., Ickes, L., Liss, P. S., Mahowald, N. M., Ničković, S., García‐Pando, C. P., Rodrı́guez, S., et al. (2012) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es300073u · Cited by 229 · cited 1× · see citing works
“…(Masotti et al., 2018), melting glaciers (Hendry et al., 2019), upwellings (Huston and Wolverton, 2009; Capone and Hutchins, 2013) and the atmospheric deposition of aeolian desert dust and other aerosols (Schulz et al., 2012; Jickells and Moore, 2015; Jickells et al., 2016; Middleton, 2020).”
Self-citationVitamin B 12 and iron colimitation of phytoplankton growth in the Ross Sea
Bertrand, E. M., Saito, M. A., Rose, J. M., Riesselman, C. R., Lohan, M. C., Noble, A. E., Lee, P. A., & DiTullio, G. R. (2007) · Limnology and Oceanography · doi:10.4319/lo.2007.52.3.1079 · Cited by 229 · cited 1× · see citing works
“…Moore et al., 2013), and micronutrients such as iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), cobalt (Co), zinc (Zn) or nickel (Ni) (Rees and Bekheet, 1982; Price and Morel, 1990; Raven, 1990; Saito et al., 2005; Bertrand et al., 2007; Saito and Goepfert, 2008; Ho, 2013; Mahowald et al., 2018; Browning et al., 2021).”
Global habitat preferences of commercially valuable tuna
Arrizabalaga, H., Dufour, F., Kell, L., Merino, G., Ibaibarriaga, L., Chust, G., Irigoien, X., Santiago, J., Murua, H., Fraile, I., et al. (2015) · Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography · doi:10.1016/j.dsr2.2014.07.001 · Cited by 194 · cited 2× · see citing works
“It typically preys on small (2 – 5 cms) pelagic fishes, crustaceans and cephalopods (Magnuson, 1969; Roger, 1994; Druon et al., 2017), and performs migratory movements conditioned by SST and preys availability (Arrizabalaga et al., 2015; Druon et al., 2017).”
The Importance of Atmospheric Deposition for Ocean Productivity
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“…(Masotti et al., 2018), melting glaciers (Hendry et al., 2019), upwellings (Huston and Wolverton, 2009; Capone and Hutchins, 2013) and the atmospheric deposition of aeolian desert dust and other aerosols (Schulz et al., 2012; Jickells and Moore, 2015; Jickells et al., 2016; Middleton, 2020).”
Aerosols in atmospheric chemistry and biogeochemical cycles of nutrients
Kanakidou, M., Myriokefalitakis, S., & Tsigaridis, K. (2018) · Environmental Research Letters · doi:10.1088/1748-9326/aabcdb · Cited by 170 · cited 1× · see citing works
“…suppression or alteration of the phytoplankton community, depending on the presence of acids and toxic metals, via processes not yet understood (Wang et al., 2017; Kanakidou et al., 2018; Ito et al., 2019; Rodríguez et al., 2021; Tang et al., 2021; Hamilton et al., 2022; Zhang et al., 2022).”
Graham, J. B., & Dickson, K. A. (2004) · Journal of Experimental Biology · doi:10.1242/jeb.01267 · Cited by 169 · cited 1× · see citing works
“Skipjack is a fast-swimming opportunistic predator with a high metabolic rate (Graham and Dickson, 2004), preferring oxygen-rich waters (Barkley, Neil and M., 1978) and demanding high feeding resources.”
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“These limiting trace elements may, however, be supplied by atmospheric deposition (Mahowald et al., 2018), which also plays a major role in the open ocean, especially in the high-nutrient, low-chlorophyll (HNLC) regions, including subtropical gyres (Huston and Wolverton, 2009; Morel et al., 2010).”
Nutrient limitation of primary productivity in the Southeast Pacific (BIOSOPE cruise)
Bonnet, S., Guieu, C., Bruyant, F., Prášil, O., Wambeke, F. V., Raimbault, P., Moutin, T., Grob, C., Gorbunov, M. Y., Zehr, J. P., et al. (2008) · Biogeosciences · doi:10.5194/bg-5-215-2008 · Cited by 161 · cited 1× · see citing works
“Some phytoplankton species (e.g. the diazotroph Tricho-desmium ) are able to fix atmospheric N 2 (i.e. they convert inert-to-reactive N available for biological functions) by using Fe for stimulating the production of nitrogenase (Bonnet et al., 2008; Mackey et al., 2015).”
Martin, P., Mooy, B. A. S. V., Heithoff, A., et al. (2010) · The ISME Journal · doi:10.1038/ismej.2010.192 · Cited by 160 · cited 1× · see citing works
“…and nucleic acids (McClelland and Montoya, 2002)) and to build (ii) tissues (e.g. phosphorus (P) for the phospholipids needed in the cell membranes (Martin et al., 2011)], (iii) (exo)skeletons (e.g. silicon (Si) (Reid et al., 2021) in diatoms) and (iv) shells (e.g. calcium (Ca) (Iglesias-Rodriguez…”
Earth, wind, fire, and pollution: aerosol nutrient sources and impacts on ocean biogeochemistry
Hamilton, D. S., Perron, M. M. G., Bond, T. C., Bowie, A. R., Buchholz, R. R., Guieu, C., Ito, A., Maenhaut, W., Myriokefalitakis, S., Olgun, N., et al. (2022) · Annual Review of Marine Science · doi:10.1146/annurev-marine-031921-013612 · Cited by 160 · see citing works
Modulation of saharan dust export by the North African dipole
Rodríguez, S., Cuevas, E., Prospero, J. M., Alastuey, A., Querol, X., López-Solano, J., García, M. I., & Alonso-Pérez, S. (2015) · Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics · doi:10.5194/acp-15-7471-2015 · Cited by 155 · cited 1× · see citing works
“In-situ measurements (Prospero and Lamb, 2003; Rodríguez et al., 2015; Rodríguez and L ´ opez-Darias, 2021), satellite observations (Huang et al., 2010; Tsamalis et al., 2013) and models (Fig.”
Self-citationCoupling between the Atlantic cold tongue and the West African monsoon in boreal spring and summer
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“…performs a northward migratory movement off NW Africa, from the western Gulf of Guinea to the Canary Islands -often reaching Madeira (Hermida et al., 2019) and Azores-(ICCAT TASK II catch and effort statistics data) favoured by the seasonal northward shift of warm waters (Caniaux et al., 2011).”
Manganese co-limitation of phytoplankton growth and major nutrient drawdown in the Southern Ocean
Browning, T. J., Achterberg, E. P., Engel, A., & Mawji, E. (2021) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-021-21122-6 · Cited by 152 · cited 1× · see citing works
“…Moore et al., 2013), and micronutrients such as iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), cobalt (Co), zinc (Zn) or nickel (Ni) (Rees and Bekheet, 1982; Price and Morel, 1990; Raven, 1990; Saito et al., 2005; Bertrand et al., 2007; Saito and Goepfert, 2008; Ho, 2013; Mahowald et al., 2018; Browning et al., 2021).”
Degree of oligotrophy controls the response of microbial plankton to Saharan dust
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The seasonal vertical distribution of the Saharan Air Layer and its modulation by the wind
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“From spring to summer, the dust plume shifts northward, linked to the shift of the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) and the Harmattan winds into the Sahara and the development of the NW African monsoon (Tsamalis et al., 2013).”
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“The marine response to dust deposition is often detected by blooms of chlorophyll (Huot et al., 2007; Gallisai et al., 2016) associated with increases in the growth rate and primary production (Duarte et al., 2006).”
Huang, J., Zhang, C., & Prospero, J. M. (2010) · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · doi:10.1029/2009jd012516 · Cited by 137 · cited 1× · see citing works
“In-situ measurements (Prospero and Lamb, 2003; Rodríguez et al., 2015; Rodríguez and L ´ opez-Darias, 2021), satellite observations (Huang et al., 2010; Tsamalis et al., 2013) and models (Fig.”
Ocean climate of the South East Atlantic observed from satellite data and wind models
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“We found that this northward migratory In the skipjack fishing grounds located off Togo, Benin and Cape Lopez (Gabon), no correlation is found between dust and skipjack catches Fig.”
InfluentialAtmospheric transport of trace elements and nutrients to the oceans
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“…(Masotti et al., 2018), melting glaciers (Hendry et al., 2019), upwellings (Huston and Wolverton, 2009; Capone and Hutchins, 2013) and the atmospheric deposition of aeolian desert dust and other aerosols (Schulz et al., 2012; Jickells and Moore, 2015; Jickells et al., 2016; Middleton, 2020).”
Digestion and Food Consumption by Skipjack Tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis)
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“It typically preys on small (2 – 5 cms) pelagic fishes, crustaceans and cephalopods (Magnuson, 1969; Roger, 1994; Druon et al., 2017), and performs migratory movements conditioned by SST and preys availability (Arrizabalaga et al., 2015; Druon et al., 2017).”
Constraining oceanic dust deposition using surface ocean dissolved Al
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Aerosol inputs enhance new production in the subtropical northeast Atlantic
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“Marine phytoplankton responds to dust inputs typically occurs within a few (1 – 6) days after dust events (Duarte et al., 2006; Gallisai et al., 2016).”
InfluentialZooplankton Gut Passage Mobilizes Lithogenic Iron for Ocean Productivity
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“Iron and Zn are involved in the production of alkaline phosphatase (Browning et al., 2017; Mahowald et al., 2018), whereas Fe, Cu, Mn and Co participate in the production of metal-binding ligands (Wuttig et al., 2013a,b; Wuttig et al., 2013; Schmidt et al., 2016).”
Zinc‐cobalt colimitation of Phaeocystis antarctica
Saito, M. A., & Goepfert, T. J. (2008) · Limnology and Oceanography · doi:10.4319/lo.2008.53.1.0266 · Cited by 102 · see citing works
Iron limitation of microbial phosphorus acquisition in the tropical North Atlantic
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“Iron and Zn are involved in the production of alkaline phosphatase (Browning et al., 2017; Mahowald et al., 2018), whereas Fe, Cu, Mn and Co participate in the production of metal-binding ligands (Wuttig et al., 2013a,b; Wuttig et al., 2013; Schmidt et al., 2016).”
Prospero, J. M., Delany, A. C., Delany, A. C., & Carlson, T. N. (2021) · Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society · doi:10.1175/bams-d-19-0309.1 · Cited by 91 · cited 1× · see citing works
“1B) show that this region is almost permanently affected by the dusty Saharan Air Layer (SAL) airstream (Prospero et al., 2021).”
Murua, H., Rodriguez-Marin, E., Neilson, J. D., Farley, J. H., & Juan-Jordá, M. J. (2017) · Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries · doi:10.1007/s11160-017-9474-1 · Cited by 89 · cited 1× · see citing works
“It is the fastest-growing tropical tuna, potentially reaching ~45 cm and ~65 cm fork length at the age of 1 and 2 years, respectively (Murua et al., 2017).”
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Divergent responses of Atlantic coastal and oceanic Synechococcus to iron limitation
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“Some phytoplankton species (e.g. the diazotroph Tricho-desmium ) are able to fix atmospheric N 2 (i.e. they convert inert-to-reactive N available for biological functions) by using Fe for stimulating the production of nitrogenase (Bonnet et al., 2008; Mackey et al., 2015).”
Nickel limitation of nitrogen fixation in Trichodesmium
Ho, T. (2012) · Limnology and Oceanography · doi:10.4319/lo.2013.58.1.0112 · Cited by 80 · cited 1× · see citing works
“…Moore et al., 2013), and micronutrients such as iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), cobalt (Co), zinc (Zn) or nickel (Ni) (Rees and Bekheet, 1982; Price and Morel, 1990; Raven, 1990; Saito et al., 2005; Bertrand et al., 2007; Saito and Goepfert, 2008; Ho, 2013; Mahowald et al., 2018; Browning et al., 2021).”
Atmospheric deposition of soluble trace elements along the Atlantic Meridional Transect (AMT)
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“…massive dust deposition, North Atlantic waters underlying the SAL dust plume are richer in Fe, Si, Al, Ti, Mn, P and other trace metals bio-essential for phytoplankton, in comparison with South Atlantic waters (Han et al., 2008; Ussher et al., 2013; Conway and John, 2014; Baker and Jickells, 2017).”
Nieto, K. M., & Mélin, F. (2016) · Progress In Oceanography · doi:10.1016/j.pocean.2016.11.009 · Cited by 76 · cited 1× · see citing works
“1E), a region that receives nutrients of the easterly boundary up-welling linked to the Canary Current (Arístegui et al., 2009; Cropper et al., 2014; Vald ´ es and D ´ eniz-Gonz ´ alez, 2015; Nieto and M ´ elin, 2017) (Fig.”
Reid, A., Buchanan, F., Julius, M. L., & Walsh, P. J. (2021) · Journal of Materials Chemistry B · doi:10.1039/d1tb00322d · Cited by 72 · cited 1× · see citing works
“…(McClelland and Montoya, 2002)) and to build (ii) tissues (e.g. phosphorus (P) for the phospholipids needed in the cell membranes (Martin et al., 2011)], (iii) (exo)skeletons (e.g. silicon (Si) (Reid et al., 2021) in diatoms) and (iv) shells (e.g. calcium (Ca) (Iglesias-Rodriguez et al., 2008)).”
Herut, B., Rahav, E., Tsagaraki, T. M., Giannakourou, A., Tsiola, A., Psarra, S., Lagaria, A., Papageorgiou, N., Mihalopoulos, N., Theodosi, C., et al. (2016) · Frontiers in Marine Science · doi:10.3389/fmars.2016.00226 · Cited by 70 · cited 1× · see citing works
“These inputs enhance, deplete and/or modifying the composition of the phytoplankton communities (Mahowald et al., 2018; Hettiarachchi et al., 2021; Zhang et al., 2022; Herut et al., 2016).”
The role of nickel in urea assimilation by algae
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“…like N and P (Falkowski, 1998; Moore et al., 2013), and micronutrients such as iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), cobalt (Co), zinc (Zn) or nickel (Ni) (Rees and Bekheet, 1982; Price and Morel, 1990; Raven, 1990; Saito et al., 2005; Bertrand et al., 2007; Saito and Goepfert, 2008; Ho, 2013; Mahowald…”
Equatorial upwelling enhances nitrogen fixation in the Atlantic Ocean
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“In the equatorial Atlantic, enhanced nitrogen fixation has been observed linked to Fe-rich dust inputs to upwelled waters, associated with diazotrophs blooms that occurred after an initial non-diazotroph blooms had consumed the freshly upwelled nitrate (Subramaniam et al., 2013).”
Angola in Outline: Physiography, Climate and Patterns of Biodiversity
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“This suggests that the well-known skipjack seasonal migrations between Gabon and Angola (Dansie et al., 2017; Huntley, 2019) may be supported by dust deposition added to the effects of the Angolan wind-driven upwelling (Fig.”
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“Iron and Zn are involved in the production of alkaline phosphatase (Browning et al., 2017; Mahowald et al., 2018), whereas Fe, Cu, Mn and Co participate in the production of metal-binding ligands (Wuttig et al., 2013a,b; Wuttig et al., 2013; Schmidt et al., 2016).”
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“It typically preys on small (2 – 5 cms) pelagic fishes, crustaceans and cephalopods (Magnuson, 1969; Roger, 1994; Druon et al., 2017), and performs migratory movements conditioned by SST and preys availability (Arrizabalaga et al., 2015; Druon et al., 2017).”
Reactivity of Inorganic Mn and Mn Desferrioxamine B with O2, O2–, and H2O2in Seawater
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“Iron and Zn are involved in the production of alkaline phosphatase (Browning et al., 2017; Mahowald et al., 2018), whereas Fe, Cu, Mn and Co participate in the production of metal-binding ligands (Wuttig et al., 2013a,b; Wuttig et al., 2013; Schmidt et al., 2016).”
The biogeochemical impact of glacial meltwater from Southwest Greenland
Hendry, K., Huvenne, V. A. I., Robinson, L. F., Annett, A., Badger, M. P. S., Jacobel, A. W., Ng, H. C., Opher, J., Pickering, R. A., Taylor, M. L., et al. (2019) · Progress In Oceanography · doi:10.1016/j.pocean.2019.102126 · Cited by 61 · cited 1× · see citing works
“…the euphotic region of the ocean ( < 200 m depth) by turbulent circulations over sediments, rivers-mouths (Masotti et al., 2018), melting glaciers (Hendry et al., 2019), upwellings (Huston and Wolverton, 2009; Capone and Hutchins, 2013) and the atmospheric deposition of aeolian desert dust and…”
Druon, J.-N., Chassot, E., Murua, H., & Lopez, J. (2017) · Frontiers in Marine Science · doi:10.3389/fmars.2017.00315 · Cited by 55 · cited 2× · see citing works
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Ussher, S. J., Achterberg, E. P., Powell, C., Baker, A. R., Jickells, T. D., Torres, R., & Worsfold, P. J. (2013) · Global Biogeochemical Cycles · doi:10.1002/gbc.20056 · Cited by 53 · cited 1× · see citing works
“…massive dust deposition, North Atlantic waters underlying the SAL dust plume are richer in Fe, Si, Al, Ti, Mn, P and other trace metals bio-essential for phytoplankton, in comparison with South Atlantic waters (Han et al., 2008; Ussher et al., 2013; Conway and John, 2014; Baker and Jickells, 2017).”
Iron, Phytoplankton Growth, and the Carbon Cycle
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Rapid changes of dust geochemistry in the Saharan Air Layer linked to sources and meteorology
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InfluentialSelf-citationInterannual variability of the Guinea Dome and its possible link with the Atlantic Meridional Mode
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Unprecedented Fe delivery from the Congo River margin to the South Atlantic Gyre
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Combined effects of iron and copper from atmospheric dry deposition on ocean productivity
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“…suppression or alteration of the phytoplankton community, depending on the presence of acids and toxic metals, via processes not yet understood (Wang et al., 2017; Kanakidou et al., 2018; Ito et al., 2019; Rodríguez et al., 2021; Tang et al., 2021; Hamilton et al., 2022; Zhang et al., 2022).”
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- Authors
- Rodríguez, S., Riera, R., Fonteneau, A., Alonso-Pérez, S., & López-Darias, J.
- Affiliations
- Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ES)
- Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (FR)
- Universidad de La Laguna (ES)
- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (ES)
- Venue
- Atmospheric Environment
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2023-11
- Volume
- 312
- Pages
- 120022
- ISSN
- 1352-2310 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W4385779597
- Cited by
- 23
- References
- 99
- Citations by year
- 2026: 4 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 2
- FWCI
- 2.58
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Atmospheric Environment (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- DIGITAL.CSIC (Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Acceda (Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (MERRA-2)
- Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (PGC 2018)
- Cabildo de Tenerife
- European Regional Development Fund (PGC2018)
- Agencia Estatal de Investigación
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Marine and fisheries research
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Oceanography › Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
- Keywords
- Saharan dust, skipjack tuna, fish migration, fisheries, iron accumulation, phytoplankton, zooplankton, Northeast Atlantic, Mauritania, Canary Islands, upwelling, fisheries management
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