Seasonal and latitudinal variations in sea ice algae deposition in the Northern Bering and Chukchi Seas determined by algal biomarkers.

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Chelsea Wegner Koch, Lee W Cooper, Catherine Lalande, Thomas A Brown, Karen E Frey, Jacqueline M Grebmeier
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Bering Sea; Chukchi Sea; Chukchi Shelf; Chukchi; ice algae; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231178; https://doaj.org/article/6802332de2ff47a5b1dd76f826660c4b

An assessment of the production, distribution and fate of highly branched isoprenoid (HBI) biomarkers produced by sea ice and pelagic diatoms is necessary to interpret their detection and proportions in the northern Bering and Chukchi Seas. HBIs measured in surface sediments collected from 2012 to 2...