An analysis of the influence of ice on spring phytoplankton population structure in the southeast Bering Sea1
Phytoplankton populations in the southeast Bering Sea were examined with respect to the influence of ice on population structure. Techniques of numerical analysis were applied to the data collected from 109 stations over a 3‐year period. Two major groups were present in spring—an ice‐edge group and...
| Published in: | Limnology and Oceanography |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
1981
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.4319/lo.1981.26.5.0935 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.4319%2Flo.1981.26.5.0935 https://aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.4319/lo.1981.26.5.0935 |
| Summary: | Phytoplankton populations in the southeast Bering Sea were examined with respect to the influence of ice on population structure. Techniques of numerical analysis were applied to the data collected from 109 stations over a 3‐year period. Two major groups were present in spring—an ice‐edge group and a shelf‐break group. Our results suggest that the ice‐edge spring bloom is a distinct but short‐lived community, and that ice flora may act as an inoculum early in the spring bloom. |
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