Response of coastal Antarctic phytoplankton to solar radiation and ammonium manipulation: An in situ mesocosm experiment

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research
• Main Authors: Agustí, Susana, Duarte, Carlos M., Llabrés, Moira, Agawin, Nona S. R., Kennedy, Hilary
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: American Geophysical Union 2009
• Subjects: Antarctic; Livingston Island; The Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/86817; https://doi.org/10.1029/2008JG000753

We tested the role of solar irradiance and ammonium inputs on phytoplankton bloom formation in Antarctic coastal waters (62°39.576' S; 60°22.408' W, Livingston Island, South Sethlands) through the combination of a large-scale, in situ mesocosm experiment and a small-scale experiment. Phyto...