Phytoplankton composition and bloom formation in unexplored nearshore waters of the western Antarctic Peninsula

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Mascioni, Martina, Almandoz, Gaston Osvaldo, Cefarelli, Adrián Oscar, Cusick, Allison, Ferrario, Martha Elba, Vernet, María
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: CITIZEN SCIENCE; CRYPTOPHYTA; DIATOMS; PYRAMIMONAS SP; UNARMORED DINOFLAGELLATE BLOOM; WESTERN ANTARCTIC PENINSULA; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; Antarctic Peninsula; Argentina; Gaston; Martina; Wilhelmina; Neko; Danco; Wilhelmina Bay; Danco Island; Neko Harbor; Antarc*; Antarctic Krill; baleen whales; Polar Biology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/128381

The western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) is one of the most productive regions in the Southern Ocean. However, little is known about the phytoplankton composition in nearshore waters, in fjords and channels between 63º and 67°S, where Antarctic krill and baleen whales are conspicuous. This study repres...