Spatiotemporal Variations in Antarctic Protistan Communities Highlight Phytoplankton Diversity and Seasonal Dominance by a Novel Cryptophyte Lineage

• Published in: mBio
• Main Authors: Hamilton, Maria, Mascioni, Martina, Hehenberger, Elisabeth, Bachy, Charles, Yung, Charmaine, Vernet, Maria, Worden, Alexandra Z.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Society for Microbiology
• Subjects: ANTARCTIC FJORDS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; PHYTOPLANKTON DIVERSITY; PROTISTS; SOUTHERN OCEAN; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Arctic; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; Antarctic Peninsula; Andvord; Antarc*; Phytoplankton
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/164644

The Andvord fjord in the West Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) is known for its productivity and abundant megafauna. Nevertheless, seasonal patterns of the molecular diversity and abundance of protistan community members underpinning WAP productivity remain poorly resolved. We performed spring and fall exp...