Assessing Drivers of Coastal Primary Production in Northern Marguerite Bay, Antarctica

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Patrick D. Rozema, Gemma Kulk, Michiel P. Veldhuis, Anita G. J. Buma, Michael P. Meredith, Willem H. van de Poll
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017
• Subjects: Antarctica; sea ice; primary production; carbon; phytoplankton; diatoms; Science; Q; General. Including nature conservation; geographical distribution; QH1-199.5; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Marguerite; Marguerite Bay; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2017.00184; https://doaj.org/article/02f2420c98094a0185497325c345aaf2

The coastal ocean of the climatically-sensitive west Antarctic Peninsula is experiencing changes in the physical and (photo)chemical properties that strongly affect the phytoplankton. Consequently, a shift from diatoms, pivotal in the Antarctic food web, to more mobile and smaller flagellates has be...