Algae concentrated by frazil ice: evidence from laboratory experiments and field measurements

• Published in: Antarctic Science
• Main Authors: Garrison, D.L., Close, A.R., Reimnitz, E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1989
• Subjects: Langmuir; Antarctic Science; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102089000477; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102089000477

A number of studies have suggested that high concentrations of organisms in sea ice may be the result of harvesting and concentration by frazil ice. Laboratory experiments have shown that frazil ice can concentrate organisms from two to four times above levels in the underlying water. The concentrat...