Trophic and Microbial Patterns in the Ross Sea Area (Antarctica): Spatial Variability during the Summer Season

• Published in: Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
• Main Authors: Maurizio Azzaro, Antonietta Specchiulli, Giovanna Maimone, Filippo Azzaro, Angelina Lo Giudice, Maria Papale, Rosabruna La Ferla, Rodolfo Paranhos, Anderson Souza Cabral, Alessandro Ciro Rappazzo, Monia Renzi, Pasquale Castagno, Pierpaolo Falco, Paola Rivaro, Gabriella Caruso
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2022
• Subjects: water column; organic matter; optical properties; microbial community abundance and biomass; functional diversity; Ross Sea; Naval architecture. Shipbuilding. Marine engineering; VM1-989; Oceanography; GC1-1581; Austral; Terra Nova Bay; Drygalski; Adare; Cape Adare; Drygalski Ice Tongue; Drygalski Glacier; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10111666; https://doaj.org/article/e124b656a90848268cba118d8b02aa07

In open regions of the Ross Sea, the role of the microbial community in the turnover of organic matter has scarcely been investigated; indeed, very little is known on how microbial distribution and functional diversity respond to environmental conditions and hydrographic structures. During the austr...