Assessing seasonal primary production in Andvord Bay, Antarctica

• Main Author: Ekern, Lindsey
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: eScholarship, University of California 2017
• Subjects: Biological oceanography; Chemical oceanography; Andvord Bay; Antarctica; Fjord; Nitrate; Nutrients; Primary Production; Andvord; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Austral; Gerlache; Gerlache Strait; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/2kf1393g

The western Antarctic Peninsula is rapidly warming and its high-latitude fjord ecosystems are expected to be highly sensitive to climate warming (Weslawski et al. 2011; Cook et al. 2016). As the region continues to change, understanding the current nutrient budget will allow for better predictions o...