Large, omega-3 rich, pelagic diatoms under Arctic sea ice: sources and implications for food webs.

• Published in: PLoS ONE
• Main Authors: Steven W Duerksen, Gregory W Thiemann, Suzanne M Budge, Michel Poulin, Andrea Niemi, Christine Michel
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Arctic; Nunavut; Canadian Arctic Archipelago; Resolute Bay; Barrow Strait; Arctic Archipelago; ice algae; Phytoplankton; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0114070; https://doaj.org/article/536a5dcbb6344c47bd1add51a968deee

Pelagic primary production in Arctic seas has traditionally been viewed as biologically insignificant until after the ice breakup. There is growing evidence however, that under-ice blooms of pelagic phytoplankton may be a recurrent occurrence. During the springs of 2011 and 2012, we found substantia...