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Mori, Corinna; Striebel, Maren; Brumsack, Hans-Jürgen; Dittmar, Thorsten; Mustaffa, Nur Ili Hamizah; Liisa, Kallajoki; Pahnke, Katharina (2026): Dissolved and particulate trace metal and rare earth element (REE) concentrations during a mesocosm based phytoplankton bloom simulating intertidal coastal conditions [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.990362 (DOI registration in progress)

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Published: 2026-03-17

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Abstract:
We analyzed concentrations of dissolved and particulate trace metals, including iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), vanadium (V), molybdenum (Mo), thallium (Tl), and rare earth elements (REE), during a mesocosm-based phytoplankton summer bloom mimicking the intertidal zone of the southern North Sea (Jade Bay). The studies aimed to identify key drivers controlling their biogeochemical cycling in dynamic, high-productivity coastal environments. Our results highlight the tidally influenced coastal zone as a critical interface that alters the behavior of supposedly conservative elements such as Mo and Tl (Mori et al., 2021) as well as natural and anthropogenic REE (incl., lanthanum, samarium, and gadolinium) (Mori et al., under review). Trace metal concentrations and shale-normalized REE patterns, determined by quadrupole inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and inductively coupled plasma–optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES), were combined with biogeochemical bulk parameters and pigment-based assessments of phytoplankton growth and community composition (Mustaffa et al., 2020). Trace metal and REE cycling were evaluated in relation to phytoplankton dynamics, particulate organic matter composition (C, N, P), dissolved organic carbon, total dissolved nitrogen, and macronutrient concentrations (nitrate, ammonium, silicate, and inorganic phosphate). The dataset was obtained during a Planktotron-based mesocosm experiment conducted within the framework of the Coastal Ocean Darkening project (Mustaffa et al., 2020).
Keyword(s):
Anthropogenic REE; coastal ecosystem; mesocosm; Phytoplankton; Phytoplankton bloom; Planktotron; Rare earth elements
Related to:
Mori, Corinna; Beck, Melanie; Striebel, Maren; Merder, Julian; Schnetger, Bernhard; Dittmar, Thorsten; Pahnke, Katharina; Brumsack, Hans-Jürgen (2021): Biogeochemical cycling of molybdenum and thallium during a phytoplankton summer bloom: A mesocosm study. Marine Chemistry, 229, 103910, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marchem.2020.103910
Mori, Corinna; Striebel, Maren; Pahnke, Katharina (preprint): Rare earth element cycling in high productivity coastal environments – in situ vs. benthic-pelagic coupling mediated patterns. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5691052
Mustaffa, Nur Ili Hamizah; Liisa, Kallajoki; Biederbick, Johanna; Binder, Franziska Isabell; Schlenker, Alexandra; Striebel, Maren (2020): Coastal Ocean Darkening Effects via Terrigenous DOM Addition on Plankton: An Indoor Mesocosm Experiment. Frontiers in Marine Science, 7, 547829, https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.547829
Funding:
German Research Foundation (DFG), grant/award no. 506141804: Biogeochemical cycling of selected potentially harmful (ultra-)trace metals (Tl, REE) in coastal environments
Ministry for Science and Culture of Lower Saxony (MWK), grant/award no. VWZN3175: Coastal ocean darkening – Light availability in the past and future marine environment
Coverage:
Latitude: 53.514100 * Longitude: 8.145500
Date/Time Start: 2017-08-10T10:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2017-09-21T09:52:00
Event(s):
Jade_Bay_Mesocosm * Latitude Start: 53.514100 * Longitude Start: 8.145500 * Latitude End: 53.514100 * Longitude End: 8.145500 * Date/Time Start: 2017-08-10T10:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2017-09-21T09:52:00 * Location: Jade Bay * Method/Device: Planktotrons
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
1Event labelEventMori, Corinna
2Type of studyStudy typeMori, Corinna
3LATITUDELatitudeStriebel, MarenGeocode
4LONGITUDELongitudeStriebel, MarenGeocode
5Sample code/labelSample labelMori, Corinna
6Sampling date/time, experimentDate/time sampling expMori, Corinna
7ReplicateReplMori, Corinna
8Day of experimentDOEdayMori, Corinna
9Incubation typeInc typeMori, Corinna
10SalinitySalMori, CorinnaHandheld multiparameter instrument, WTW, Multi 250i
11pHpHMori, CorinnaHandheld multiparameter instrument, WTW, Multi 250i
12Nitrogen oxideNOxµmol/lMori, CorinnaSpectrophotometer, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Multiscan GO Microplate
13Nitrate[NO3]-µmol/lMori, CorinnaSpectrophotometer, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Multiscan GO Microplate
14Nitrite[NO2]-µmol/lMori, CorinnaSpectrophotometer, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Multiscan GO Microplate
15Ammonium[NH4]+µmol/lMori, CorinnaSpectrophotometer, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Multiscan GO Microplate
16Silicate, dissolvedDSi(OH)4µmol/lMori, CorinnaSpectrophotometer, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Multiscan GO Microplate
17Phosphorus, inorganic, dissolvedDIPµmol/lMori, CorinnaSpectrophotometer, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Multiscan GO Microplate
18AlloxanthinAlloµg/lStriebel, MarenSpectrophotometer, Thermo Fisher Scientific, AquaMate Plus UV-VIS
199'-cis-Neoxanthin9c-Neoµg/lStriebel, MarenSpectrophotometer, Thermo Fisher Scientific, AquaMate Plus UV-VIS
20Chlorophyll aChl aµg/lStriebel, MarenSpectrophotometer, Thermo Fisher Scientific, AquaMate Plus UV-VIS
21Chlorophyll bChl bµg/lStriebel, MarenSpectrophotometer, Thermo Fisher Scientific, AquaMate Plus UV-VIS
22Chlorophyll c1Chl c1µg/lStriebel, MarenSpectrophotometer, Thermo Fisher Scientific, AquaMate Plus UV-VIS
23Chlorophyll c2Chl c2µg/lStriebel, MarenSpectrophotometer, Thermo Fisher Scientific, AquaMate Plus UV-VIS
24beta-Cryptoxanthinb-Cryptoµg/lStriebel, MarenSpectrophotometer, Thermo Fisher Scientific, AquaMate Plus UV-VIS
25Trans-Echinenonetrans-Echinµg/lStriebel, MarenSpectrophotometer, Thermo Fisher Scientific, AquaMate Plus UV-VIS
26FucoxanthinFucoµg/lStriebel, MarenSpectrophotometer, Thermo Fisher Scientific, AquaMate Plus UV-VIS
27LuteinLutµg/lStriebel, MarenSpectrophotometer, Thermo Fisher Scientific, AquaMate Plus UV-VIS
28PeridininPeridµg/lStriebel, MarenSpectrophotometer, Thermo Fisher Scientific, AquaMate Plus UV-VIS
29ViolaxanthinViolaµg/lStriebel, MarenSpectrophotometer, Thermo Fisher Scientific, AquaMate Plus UV-VIS
30all-trans-Zeaxanthintrans-Zeaµg/lStriebel, MarenSpectrophotometer, Thermo Fisher Scientific, AquaMate Plus UV-VIS
31Suspended particulate matterSPMmg/lMori, Corinnaobtained from the dry weight difference of polycarbonate filters before and after filtration
32Carbon, organic, dissolvedDOCµmol/lDittmar, ThorstenHigh catalytic combustion, Shimadzu, Shimadzu TOC-VCPH equipped with TDN unit
33Nitrogen, total dissolvedTDNµmol/lDittmar, ThorstenHigh catalytic combustion, Shimadzu, Shimadzu TOC-VCPH equipped with TDN unit
34Carbon, organic, particulatePOCµmol/lStriebel, MarenElemental analyzer, Thermo Scientific, Flash EA 1112
35Nitrogen, organic, particulatePONµmol/lStriebel, MarenElemental analyzer, Thermo Scientific, Flash EA 1112
36Phosphorus, organic, particulatePOPµmol/lStriebel, MarenSpectrophotometry using molybdate reaction after sulfuric acid digestion according to Grasshoff et al. (2009)
37Manganese, dissolvedMn dissµmol/lMori, CorinnaInductively coupled plasma - mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), Thermo Finnigan, Element 2
38Iron, dissolvedFe dissµmol/lMori, CorinnaInductively coupled plasma - mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), Thermo Finnigan, Element 2
39Vanadium, dissolvedV dissnmol/lMori, CorinnaInductively coupled plasma - mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), Thermo Finnigan, Element 2
40Molybdenum, dissolvedMo dissnmol/lMori, CorinnaInductively coupled plasma - mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), Thermo Finnigan, Element 2
41Thallium, dissolvedTl disspmol/lMori, CorinnaInductively coupled plasma - mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), Thermo Finnigan, Element 2
42Lanthanum, dissolvedLa disspmol/kgMori, CorinnaInductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS), Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., iCAP TQ
43Cerium, dissolvedCe disspmol/kgMori, CorinnaInductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS), Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., iCAP TQ
44Praseodymium, dissolvedPr disspmol/kgMori, CorinnaInductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS), Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., iCAP TQ
45Neodymium, dissolvedNd disspmol/kgMori, CorinnaInductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS), Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., iCAP TQ
46Samarium, dissolvedSm disspmol/kgMori, CorinnaInductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS), Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., iCAP TQ
47Europium, dissolvedEu disspmol/kgMori, CorinnaInductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS), Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., iCAP TQ
48Gadolinium, dissolvedGd disspmol/kgMori, CorinnaInductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS), Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., iCAP TQ
49Terbium, dissolvedTb disspmol/kgMori, CorinnaInductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS), Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., iCAP TQ
50Dysprosium, dissolvedDy disspmol/kgMori, CorinnaInductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS), Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., iCAP TQ
51Holmium, dissolvedHo disspmol/kgMori, CorinnaInductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS), Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., iCAP TQ
52Erbium, dissolvedEr disspmol/kgMori, CorinnaInductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS), Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., iCAP TQ
53Thulium, dissolvedTm disspmol/kgMori, CorinnaInductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS), Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., iCAP TQ
54Ytterbium, dissolvedYb disspmol/kgMori, CorinnaInductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS), Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., iCAP TQ
55Lutetium, dissolvedLu disspmol/kgMori, CorinnaInductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS), Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., iCAP TQ
56Light rare-earth elementsLREEpmol/lMori, CorinnaInductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS), Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., iCAP TQ
57Middle rare-earth elementsMREEpmol/lMori, CorinnaInductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS), Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., iCAP TQ
58Heavy rare-earth elementsHREEpmol/lMori, CorinnaInductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS), Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., iCAP TQ
59Heavy rare-earth elements/light rare-earth elements ratioHREE/LREEMori, Corinnacalculated based on Post Archean Australian (PAAS)(Pourmand et al., 2012) normalized SUM(Tm, Yb, Lu)/SUM(La_nat, Pr, Nd)
60Cerium anomalyCe/Ce*Mori, CorinnaCalculated using equation Ce/Ce*PAAS = CePAAS/(PrPAAS²/NdPAAS) of Lawrence et al. (2006)
61Lanthanum anomalyLa/La*Mori, Corinnacalculated after Kulaksiz and Bau (2013)
62Samarium anomalySm/Sm*Mori, Corinnacalculated after Kulaksiz and Bau (2013)
63Gadolinium anomalyGd/Gd*Mori, Corinnacalculated after Kulaksiz and Bau (2013)
64Aluminium, particulateAl partµmol/lMori, CorinnaInductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES), Thermo, iCAP 6000disgestion according to Heinrichs et al. (1986)
65Iron, particulateFe partµmol/lMori, CorinnaInductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES), Thermo, iCAP 6000disgestion according to Heinrichs et al. (1986)
66Manganese, particulateMn partµmol/lMori, CorinnaInductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer (ICP-OES), Thermo, iCAP 6000disgestion according to Heinrichs et al. (1986)
67Vanadium, particulateV partnmol/lMori, CorinnaInductively coupled plasma - mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), Thermo Finnigan, Element 2disgestion according to Heinrichs et al. (1986)
68Molybdenum, particulateMo partnmol/lMori, CorinnaInductively coupled plasma - mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), Thermo Finnigan, Element 2disgestion according to Heinrichs et al. (1986)
69Thallium, particulateTl partpmol/lMori, CorinnaInductively coupled plasma - mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), Thermo Finnigan, Element 2disgestion according to Heinrichs et al. (1986)
70Lanthanum, particulateLa partnmol/lMori, CorinnaTriple-Quatrupole inductively coupled mass spectometry (ICP-MS, iCAP-TQ), Thermo Scientificdisgestion according to Heinrichs et al. (1986)
71Cerium, particulateCe partnmol/lMori, CorinnaTriple-Quatrupole inductively coupled mass spectometry (ICP-MS, iCAP-TQ), Thermo Scientificdisgestion according to Heinrichs et al. (1986)
72Praesodymium, particulatePr partnmol/lMori, CorinnaTriple-Quatrupole inductively coupled mass spectometry (ICP-MS, iCAP-TQ), Thermo Scientificdisgestion according to Heinrichs et al. (1986)
73Neodymium, particulateNd partnmol/lMori, CorinnaTriple-Quatrupole inductively coupled mass spectometry (ICP-MS, iCAP-TQ), Thermo Scientificdisgestion according to Heinrichs et al. (1986)
74Samarium, particulateSm partnmol/lMori, CorinnaTriple-Quatrupole inductively coupled mass spectometry (ICP-MS, iCAP-TQ), Thermo Scientificdisgestion according to Heinrichs et al. (1986)
75Europium, particulateEu partnmol/lMori, CorinnaTriple-Quatrupole inductively coupled mass spectometry (ICP-MS, iCAP-TQ), Thermo Scientificdisgestion according to Heinrichs et al. (1986)
76Gadolinium, particulateGd partnmol/lMori, CorinnaTriple-Quatrupole inductively coupled mass spectometry (ICP-MS, iCAP-TQ), Thermo Scientificdisgestion according to Heinrichs et al. (1986)
77Terbium, particulateTb partnmol/lMori, CorinnaTriple-Quatrupole inductively coupled mass spectometry (ICP-MS, iCAP-TQ), Thermo Scientificdisgestion according to Heinrichs et al. (1986)
78Dysprosium, particulateDy partnmol/lMori, CorinnaTriple-Quatrupole inductively coupled mass spectometry (ICP-MS, iCAP-TQ), Thermo Scientificdisgestion according to Heinrichs et al. (1986)
79Holmium, particulateHo partnmol/lMori, CorinnaTriple-Quatrupole inductively coupled mass spectometry (ICP-MS, iCAP-TQ), Thermo Scientificdisgestion according to Heinrichs et al. (1986)
80Erbium, particulateEr partnmol/lMori, CorinnaTriple-Quatrupole inductively coupled mass spectometry (ICP-MS, iCAP-TQ), Thermo Scientificdisgestion according to Heinrichs et al. (1986)
81Thulium, particulateTm partnmol/lMori, CorinnaTriple-Quatrupole inductively coupled mass spectometry (ICP-MS, iCAP-TQ), Thermo Scientificdisgestion according to Heinrichs et al. (1986)
82Ytterbium, particulateYb partnmol/lMori, CorinnaTriple-Quatrupole inductively coupled mass spectometry (ICP-MS, iCAP-TQ), Thermo Scientificdisgestion according to Heinrichs et al. (1986)
83Lutetium, particulateLu partnmol/lMori, CorinnaTriple-Quatrupole inductively coupled mass spectometry (ICP-MS, iCAP-TQ), Thermo Scientificdisgestion according to Heinrichs et al. (1986)
84Lanthanum, labile particulateLa lab partnmol/lMori, CorinnaTriple-Quatrupole inductively coupled mass spectometry (ICP-MS, iCAP-TQ), Thermo Scientificleaching according to Berger et al. (2008)
85Cerium, labile particulateCe lab partnmol/lMori, CorinnaTriple-Quatrupole inductively coupled mass spectometry (ICP-MS, iCAP-TQ), Thermo Scientificleaching according to Berger et al. (2008)
86Praseodymium, labile particulatePr lab partnmol/lMori, CorinnaTriple-Quatrupole inductively coupled mass spectometry (ICP-MS, iCAP-TQ), Thermo Scientificleaching according to Berger et al. (2008)
87Neodymium, labile particulateNd lab partnmol/lMori, CorinnaTriple-Quatrupole inductively coupled mass spectometry (ICP-MS, iCAP-TQ), Thermo Scientificleaching according to Berger et al. (2008)
88Samarium, labile particulateSm lab partnmol/lMori, CorinnaTriple-Quatrupole inductively coupled mass spectometry (ICP-MS, iCAP-TQ), Thermo Scientificleaching according to Berger et al. (2008)
89Europium, labile particulateEu lab partnmol/lMori, CorinnaTriple-Quatrupole inductively coupled mass spectometry (ICP-MS, iCAP-TQ), Thermo Scientificleaching according to Berger et al. (2008)
90Gadolinium, labile particulateGd lab partnmol/lMori, CorinnaTriple-Quatrupole inductively coupled mass spectometry (ICP-MS, iCAP-TQ), Thermo Scientificleaching according to Berger et al. (2008)
91Terbium, labile particulateTb lab partnmol/lMori, CorinnaTriple-Quatrupole inductively coupled mass spectometry (ICP-MS, iCAP-TQ), Thermo Scientificleaching according to Berger et al. (2008)
92Dysprosium, labile particulateDy lab partnmol/lMori, CorinnaTriple-Quatrupole inductively coupled mass spectometry (ICP-MS, iCAP-TQ), Thermo Scientificleaching according to Berger et al. (2008)
93Holmium, labile particulateHo lab partnmol/lMori, CorinnaTriple-Quatrupole inductively coupled mass spectometry (ICP-MS, iCAP-TQ), Thermo Scientificleaching according to Berger et al. (2008)
94Erbium, labile particulateEr lab partnmol/lMori, CorinnaTriple-Quatrupole inductively coupled mass spectometry (ICP-MS, iCAP-TQ), Thermo Scientificleaching according to Berger et al. (2008)
95Thulium, labile particulateTm lab partnmol/lMori, CorinnaTriple-Quatrupole inductively coupled mass spectometry (ICP-MS, iCAP-TQ), Thermo Scientificleaching according to Berger et al. (2008)
96Ytterbium, labile particulateYb lab partnmol/lMori, CorinnaTriple-Quatrupole inductively coupled mass spectometry (ICP-MS, iCAP-TQ), Thermo Scientificleaching according to Berger et al. (2008)
97Lutetium, labile particulateLu lab partnmol/lMori, CorinnaTriple-Quatrupole inductively coupled mass spectometry (ICP-MS, iCAP-TQ), Thermo Scientificleaching according to Berger et al. (2008)
98Lanthanum, particulate, refractoryLa part refractnmol/lMori, CorinnaTriple-Quatrupole inductively coupled mass spectometry (ICP-MS, iCAP-TQ), Thermo Scientificdigestion according to Ohnemus et al. (2017)
99Cerium, particulate, refractoryCe part refractnmol/lMori, CorinnaTriple-Quatrupole inductively coupled mass spectometry (ICP-MS, iCAP-TQ), Thermo Scientificdigestion according to Ohnemus et al. (2017)
100Praseodymium, particulate, refractoryPr part refractnmol/lMori, CorinnaTriple-Quatrupole inductively coupled mass spectometry (ICP-MS, iCAP-TQ), Thermo Scientificdigestion according to Ohnemus et al. (2017)
101Neodymium, particulate, refractoryNd part refractnmol/lMori, CorinnaTriple-Quatrupole inductively coupled mass spectometry (ICP-MS, iCAP-TQ), Thermo Scientificdigestion according to Ohnemus et al. (2017)
102Samarium, particulate, refractorySm part refractnmol/lMori, CorinnaTriple-Quatrupole inductively coupled mass spectometry (ICP-MS, iCAP-TQ), Thermo Scientificdigestion according to Ohnemus et al. (2017)
103Europium, particulate, refractoryEu part refractnmol/lMori, CorinnaTriple-Quatrupole inductively coupled mass spectometry (ICP-MS, iCAP-TQ), Thermo Scientificdigestion according to Ohnemus et al. (2017)
104Gadolinium, particulate, refractoryGd part refractnmol/lMori, CorinnaTriple-Quatrupole inductively coupled mass spectometry (ICP-MS, iCAP-TQ), Thermo Scientificdigestion according to Ohnemus et al. (2017)
105Terbium, particulate, refractoryTb part refractnmol/lMori, CorinnaTriple-Quatrupole inductively coupled mass spectometry (ICP-MS, iCAP-TQ), Thermo Scientificdigestion according to Ohnemus et al. (2017)
106Dysprosium, particulate, refractoryDy part refractnmol/lMori, CorinnaTriple-Quatrupole inductively coupled mass spectometry (ICP-MS, iCAP-TQ), Thermo Scientificdigestion according to Ohnemus et al. (2017)
107Holmium, particulate, refractoryHo part refractnmol/lMori, CorinnaTriple-Quatrupole inductively coupled mass spectometry (ICP-MS, iCAP-TQ), Thermo Scientificdigestion according to Ohnemus et al. (2017)
108Erbium, particulate, refractoryEr part refractnmol/lMori, CorinnaTriple-Quatrupole inductively coupled mass spectometry (ICP-MS, iCAP-TQ), Thermo Scientificdigestion according to Ohnemus et al. (2017)
109Thulium, particulate, refractoryTm part refractnmol/lMori, CorinnaTriple-Quatrupole inductively coupled mass spectometry (ICP-MS, iCAP-TQ), Thermo Scientificdigestion according to Ohnemus et al. (2017)
110Ytterbium, particulate, refractoryYb part refractnmol/lMori, CorinnaTriple-Quatrupole inductively coupled mass spectometry (ICP-MS, iCAP-TQ), Thermo Scientificdigestion according to Ohnemus et al. (2017)
111Lutetium, particulate, refractoryLu part refractnmol/lMori, CorinnaTriple-Quatrupole inductively coupled mass spectometry (ICP-MS, iCAP-TQ), Thermo Scientificdigestion according to Ohnemus et al. (2017)
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