Melting out of sea ice causes greater photosynthetic stress in algae than freezing in 1

• Published in: Journal of Phycology
• Main Authors: Ralph, Peter J., Ryan, Ken G., Martin, Andrew, Fenton, Glenn
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2007
• Subjects: Cape Hallett; Hallett; Antarc*; Antarctica; ice algae; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1529-8817.2007.00382.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1529-8817.2007.00382.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1529-8817.2007.00382.x

Sea ice is the dominant feature of polar oceans and contains significant quantities of microalgae. When sea ice forms and melts, the microalgal cells within the ice matrix are exposed to altered salinity and irradiance conditions, and subsequently, their photosynthetic apparatuses become stressed. T...