Photosynthetic production in the Central Arctic during POLARSTERN cruise ARK-XXVII/3 (IceArc) in 2012 ...

• Main Authors: Fernández-Méndez, Mar, Rabe, Benjamin, Katlein, Christian, Nicolaus, Marcel, Peeken, Ilka, Boetius, Antje
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2014
• Subjects: Assessment of bacterial life and matter cycling in deep-sea surface sediments ABYSS; Arctic Ocean; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.834221; https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.834221

The ice-covered Central Arctic Ocean is characterized by low primary productivity due to light and nutrient limitations. It has been speculated that the recent reduction in ice cover could lead to a substantial increase in primary production, but still little is known as to the fate of the ice-assoc...