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Overview

Sophie Bonnet is a researcher affiliated with the Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography in France. Their scientific contributions focus on the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a particular emphasis on oceanography and ecology.

The scientist's research subfields include:

  • Oceanography
  • Ecology
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Geochemistry and Petrology
  • Global and Planetary Change

Main topics addressed in their work encompass:

  • Marine and coastal ecosystems
  • Marine Biology and Ecology Research
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
  • Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena

Sophie Bonnet has published multiple scientific papers with a focus on nitrogen fixation processes and microbial contributions to oceanic biogeochemical cycles. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Natural iron fertilization by shallow hydrothermal sources fuels diazotroph blooms in the ocean," 2023, Science
  • "Diazotrophs are overlooked contributors to carbon and nitrogen export to the deep ocean," 2022, The ISME Journal
  • "Sinking Trichodesmium fixes nitrogen in the dark ocean," 2022, The ISME Journal
  • "Global oceanic diazotroph database version 2 and elevated estimate of global oceanic N 2 fixation," 2023, Earth system science data
  • "A critical review of the 15N2 tracer method to measure diazotrophic production in pelagic ecosystems," 2020, Limnology and Oceanography Methods

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • Mar Benavides
  • Cécile Guieu
  • Olivier Grosso
  • Ilana Berman-Frank
  • Frédéric A.C. Le Moigne

The primary venues where Sophie Bonnet has frequently published are:

  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • ISME Communications
  • Earth system science data
  • The ISME Journal
  • FEMS Microbiology Letters

The work of this scientist contributes to understanding microbial ecology, marine biogeochemical cycles, and environmental processes affecting marine systems. Their studies span topics from isotope analysis techniques to the role of diazotrophs in ocean nutrient cycles and carbon export, adding data and reviews relevant to oceanography and environmental science communities.

Best Publications

  • Atmospheric Iron Deposition: Global Distribution, Variability, and Human Perturbations*

    Natalie M. Mahowald;Sebastian Engelstaedter;Chao Luo;Andrea Sealy

  • Atlas of modern dinoflagellate cyst distribution based on 2405 data points

    Karin A.F. Zonneveld;Fabienne Marret;Gerard J.M. Versteegh;Kara Bogus

  • Database of diazotrophs in global ocean: abundance, biomass and nitrogen fixation rates

    Y. W. Luo;S. C. Doney;L. A. Anderson;Mar Benavides

  • Marine ecosystems' responses to climatic and anthropogenic forcings in the Mediterranean

    X. Durrieu de Madron;C. Guieu;R. Sempéré;P. Conan

  • Biomass burning as a source of dissolved iron to the open ocean

    Cécile Guieu;Sophie Bonnet;Thibaut Wagener;Marie Dominique Loÿe-Pilot

  • Revisiting atmospheric dust export to the Southern Hemisphere ocean: Biogeochemical implications

    Thibaut Wagener;Cécile Guieu;Rémi Losno;Sophie Bonnet

  • Dinocyst-based reconstructions of sea ice cover concentration during the Holocene in the Arctic Ocean, the northern North Atlantic Ocean and its adjacent seas

    Anne de Vernal;Claude Hillaire-Marcel;André Rochon;Bianca Fréchette

  • Dissolution of atmospheric iron in seawater

    Sophie Bonnet;Cécile Guieu

  • Nutrient limitation of primary productivity in the Southeast Pacific (BIOSOPE cruise)

    S. Bonnet;C. Guieu;F. Bruyant;O. Prášil

  • Nitrogen fixation in the western equatorial Pacific: Rates, diazotrophic cyanobacterial size class distribution, and biogeochemical significance

    Sophie Bonnet;Sophie Bonnet;Isabelle C. Biegala;Pierre Dutrieux;Lia O. Slemons

  • Atmospheric forcing on the annual iron cycle in the western Mediterranean Sea: A 1-year survey

    Sophie Bonnet;Cécile Guieu

  • Hot spot of N2 fixation in the western tropical South Pacific pleads for a spatial decoupling between N2 fixation and denitrification.

    Sophie Bonnet;Mathieu Caffin;Hugo Berthelot;Thierry Moutin

  • Aphotic N2 fixation in the Eastern Tropical South Pacific Ocean.

    Sophie Bonnet;Julien Dekaezemacker;Kendra A. Turk-Kubo;Thierry Moutin

  • Effect of atmospheric nutrients on the autotrophic communities in a low nutrient, low chlorophyll system

    Sophie Bonnet;Cécile Guieu;Jacques Chiaverini;Joséphine Ras

  • Direct evidence of a biologically active coastal silicate pump: Ecological implications

    Olivier Ragueneau;Laurent Chauvaud;Aude Leynaert;Gérard Thouzeau

  • Chasing after Non-cyanobacterial Nitrogen Fixation in Marine Pelagic Environments.

    Pia H. Moisander;Mar Benavides;Sophie Bonnet;Ilana Berman-Frank

  • Vitamin B12 excretion by cultures of the marine cyanobacteria Crocosphaera and Synechococcus

    Sophie Bonnet;Sophie Bonnet;Eric A. Webb;Caterina Panzeca;David M. Karl

  • Evidence of active dinitrogen fixation in surface waters of the eastern tropical South Pacific during El Niño and La Niña events and evaluation of its potential nutrient controls

    J. Dekaezemacker;J. Dekaezemacker;Sophie Bonnet;O. Grosso;T. Moutin

  • A critical review of the 15 N 2 tracer method to measure diazotrophic production in pelagic ecosystems

    Angelicque E. White;Julie Granger;Corday Selden;Mary R. Gradoville

  • Geographic distribution of dinoflagellate cysts in surface sediments

    Karin A F Zonneveld;Fabienne Marret;Gerard J M Versteegh;Kara A Bogus

  • Variability of sea-surface temperature and sea-ice cover in the Fram Strait over the last two millennia

    Sophie Bonnet;Anne de Vernal;Claude Hillaire-Marcel;Taoufik Radi

  • Diazotroph derived nitrogen supports diatom growth in the South West Pacific: A quantitative study using nanoSIMS

    Sophie Bonnet;Hugo Berthelot;Kendra Turk-Kubo;Véronique Cornet-Barthaux

Frequent Co-Authors

Thierry Moutin
Thierry Moutin Aix-Marseille University
Cécile Guieu
Cécile Guieu Université Paris Cité
Anne de Vernal
Anne de Vernal University of Quebec at Montreal
Ilana Berman-Frank
Ilana Berman-Frank University of Haifa
Martine Rodier
Martine Rodier Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Anne Lorrain
Anne Lorrain Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Christophe E. Menkès
Christophe E. Menkès Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Douglas G. Capone
Douglas G. Capone University of Southern California
Pia H. Moisander
Pia H. Moisander University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Patrick Raimbault
Patrick Raimbault Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography

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