Composition of phytoplankton in the Bransfield Strait and Elephant Island during austral summer of 1999

• Published in: Revista Peruana de Biología
• Main Authors: Sonia Sánchez, Patricia Villanueva
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos 2014
• Subjects: Fitoplancton antártico; productores primarios; nanoplancton; Verano Austral; Estrecho de Bransfield; Perú ANTAR X; Science; Q; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Austral; Bransfield Strait; Elephant Island; Estrecho; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v8i1.6480; https://doaj.org/article/9c55e7b701054013b1e38ad4294faa1e

The authors inform about the composition and distribution of phytoplanktonic community between the first 75 m of depth in Bransfield Strait y around the Elephant island, during the ANTAR X expedition in the 1999 Austral Summer (22nd–29th January 1999). The higher cellular concentration (500 cel/mL) was given by the autotrophic nanoplankton, with a high density mainly on the bay stations and down the first 25 m of depth. Among the most representative species we have Leucocryptos marina, Phaeocystis antarctica, the Monadas and the pennate diatoms.