First description of in situ chlorophyll fluorescence signal within East Antarctic coastal polynyas during fall and winter

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Bourreau, Lucie, Pauthenet, Etienne, Le Ster, Loïc, Picard, Baptiste, Portela, Esther, Sallée, Jean-baptiste, Mcmahon, Clive R., Harcourt, Robert, Hindell, Mark, Guinet, Christophe, Bestley, Sophie, Charrassin, Jean-benoît, Duvivier, Alice, Sylvester, Zephyr, Krumhardt, Kristen, Jenouvrier, Stéphanie, Labrousse, Sara
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2023
• Subjects: sea ice; Antarctic polynya; biotelemetry; chlorophyll-a; CTD; Antarctic; Shackleton; Darnley; Cape Darnley; Antarc*; Elephant Seals; Ice Shelf; Sea ice; Southern Elephant Seals
• Online Access: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00848/96011/104005.pdf; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00848/96011/104006.docx; https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1186403; https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00848/96011/

Antarctic coastal polynyas are persistent and recurrent regions of open water located between the coast and the drifting pack-ice. In spring, they are the first polar areas to be exposed to light, leading to the development of phytoplankton blooms, making polynyas potential ecological hotspots in se...