A molecular survey of protist diversity through the central Arctic Ocean

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Kilias, Estelle, Kattner, Gerhard, Wolf, Christian, Frickenhaus, Stephan, Metfies, Katja
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: SPRINGER, 233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, NY 10013 USA 2014
• Subjects: Arctic; Arctic Ocean; The Ark; Polar Biology; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/37494/; https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/37494/1/Kilias_2014.pdf; https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.45134; https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.45134.d001

The protist assemblage in the central Arctic Ocean is scarcely surveyed despite them being the major primary producers. Elucidating their response to changing environmental variables requires an a priori analysis of their current diversity, including abundant and rare species. In late summer 2011, s...