Temporal and spatial variations of phytoplankton from Boeckella Lake (Hope Bay, Antarctic Peninsula)

The main water body at Hope Bay, Boeckella Lake, was sampled at four sites for phytoplankton during summer 1991 to assess the influence of nutrients from nearby penguin rookeries on both phytoplankton density and composition. The site located at the base of the rookeries had total phosphorus values...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Antarctic Science
Main Authors: Izaguirre, I., Mataloni, G., Vinocur, A., Tell, G.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1993
Subjects:
Geology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Oceanography
Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
Boeckella
Hope Bay
Lake Hope
Boeckella Lake
Antarc*
Antarctic Science
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102093000197
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102093000197
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Summary:The main water body at Hope Bay, Boeckella Lake, was sampled at four sites for phytoplankton during summer 1991 to assess the influence of nutrients from nearby penguin rookeries on both phytoplankton density and composition. The site located at the base of the rookeries had total phosphorus values comparable to those reported from the most eutrophic Antarctic lakes. During the ice-free period most of the Chlorophyceae and Cyanophyceae recorded were concentrated at this site. Phytoplankton density increased strongly in the area opposite to the rookeries where ice began to form; an under-ice bloom of Ochromonas aff. ovalis (Chrysophyceae) was observed in this area.

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