Seasonal and regional variability of phytoplankton blooms in the Scotia Sea – applying SeaWiFS satellite imagery to the Southwest sector of the Atlantic Ocean.

• Main Authors: Borrione, Ines, Schlitzer, Reiner
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Antarc*; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Drake Passage; Scotia Sea; Sea ice; South Sandwich Islands; Southern Ocean
• Online Access: https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/33778/; https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.42118

The islands of the Southern Ocean, the largest of the High Nutrient Low Chlorophyll (HNLC) regions, have an important role in favouring phytoplankton growth and bloom development. Concentrations of iron, which has been demonstrated to be an important limiting micronutrient, play a major role in regu...