An in situ Method for Measuring Primary Productivity of Arctic Sea Ice Algae

With the use of SCUBA diving and a new 14 C incubation chamber, the rates of carbon fixation by the algal community that lives within the undersurface of sea ice have been measured. Rates of primary productivity ranged from 7.67-mg C/m 2 ∙hr near the peak of the bloom to a low of 0.30-mg C/m 2 ∙hr j...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada
Main Authors: Clasby, R. C., Horner, Rita, Alexander, Vera
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1973
Subjects:
General Medicine
Arctic
ice algae
Sea ice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f73-139
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f73-139
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Summary:With the use of SCUBA diving and a new 14 C incubation chamber, the rates of carbon fixation by the algal community that lives within the undersurface of sea ice have been measured. Rates of primary productivity ranged from 7.67-mg C/m 2 ∙hr near the peak of the bloom to a low of 0.30-mg C/m 2 ∙hr just prior to the thaw period.

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