Microplanktonic diatom assemblages dominated the primary production but not the biomass in an Antarctic fjord

• Published in: Journal of Marine Systems
• Main Authors: Mascioni, Martina, Almandoz, Gaston Osvaldo, Ekern, Lindsey, Pan, B. Jack, Vernet, Maria
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Cryptophytes; Odontella weissflogii; Phytoplankton assemblages; Carbon-to-chlorophyll a ratio; Peridinin-lacking dinoflagellates; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Andvord; Andvord Bay; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Gerlache; Gerlache Strait; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/152790

The western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) fjords, currently threatened by climate change, are known as high krill congregation areas, however, the primary productivity in relation to phytoplankton groups in these coastal areas remains uncertain. To test this, we studied the specific composition, diversi...