Production and Fate of Dissolved and Particulate Organic Matter During Antarctic Phytoplankton Blooms

The dates provided in the temporal coverage field are approximate only. From the abstract of one of the papers: Phytoplankton biomass and speciation were monitored at an inshore site near Davis Station, East Antarctica during three consecutive summer seasons (December-February, 1992-5). Four distinc...

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Other Authors: AADC (originator), AU/AADC > Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia (resourceProvider)
Format: Dataset
Language:unknown
Published: Australian Ocean Data Network
Subjects:
biota
oceans
ICE TYPES
EARTH SCIENCE
CRYOSPHERE
SEA ICE
PHYTOPLANKTON
BIOSPHERE
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
PLANKTON
CHLOROPHYLL
OCEAN CHEMISTRY
PIGMENTS
EARTH SCIENCE &gt
BIOSPHERE &gt
ECOSYSTEMS &gt
MARINE ECOSYSTEMS &gt
COASTAL
FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS &gt
LAKE/POND
SALINE LAKES
LAKES
BIOMASS DYNAMICS
ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS
ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS
ANTARCTICA
ICE
INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY
MIXING
FIELD SURVEYS
AMD/AU
CEOS
AMD
CONTINENT &gt
ANTARCTICA &gt
Davis
GEOGRAPHIC REGION &gt
POLAR
Antarctic
Davis Station
Davis-Station
East Antarctica
Antarc*
Antarctica
Sea ice
Online Access:https://researchdata.ands.org.au/production-fate-dissolved-phytoplankton-blooms/685988
https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/ASAC_630
https://secure3.aad.gov.au/proms/public/projects/report_project_public.cfm?project_no=630
http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/portal/download_file.cfm?file_id=1525
http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=ASAC_630
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Summary:The dates provided in the temporal coverage field are approximate only. From the abstract of one of the papers: Phytoplankton biomass and speciation were monitored at an inshore site near Davis Station, East Antarctica during three consecutive summer seasons (December-February, 1992-5). Four distinct phytoplankton assemblages were identified in which the dominant species were: Phaeocystis sp., an undescribed Cryptomonas species, Thalassiosira dichotomica, and a mixed assemblage containing Fragilariopsis spp. and Nitzschia spp. Little interannual consistency was found in either the timing of the appearance or disappearance of the various assemblages. Similarly, the seasonal trends in biomass varied dramatically from year to year. Variations in the phytoplankton community can be ascribed, to some extent, to the random variation in a number of factors, including the date of fast ice break out, water column stratification, temperature and salinity, zooplankton grazing and strong winds. Periods of strong wind result in the introduction of offshore or deeper water masses into the shallow inshore environment, where the physical and chemical conditions allow blooms to develop. A number of the papers listed in the reference section are available as pdf's in the download section.

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