Spatial-Related Community Structure and Dynamics in Phytoplankton of the Ross Sea, Antarctica

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Bolinesi, Francesco, Saggiomo, Maria, Ardini, Francisco, Castagno, Pasquale, Cordone, Angelina, Fusco, Giannetta, Rivaro, Paola, Saggiomo, Vincenzo, Mangoni, Olga
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2020
• Subjects: Antarc*; Antarctic; Antarctica; Ross Sea
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.574963; https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2020.574963/full

The Ross Sea exhibits the largest continental shelf and it is considered to be the most productive region in Antarctica, with phytoplankton communities that have so far been considered to be driven by the seasonal dynamics of the polynya, producing the picture of what is considered as the classical...