Ecological Studies on Arctic Sea Ice Organisms.

Microscopic organisms form a brown layer, two to four cm thick, on the bottom surface of sea ice in the spring near Barrow, Ak. Phytoplankton and benthic microalgae have been studied to try to determine the origin and ultimate fate of ice organisms. The three communities are described in terms of sp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Horner,Rita A.
Other Authors: ALASKA UNIV COLLEGE INST OF MARINE SCIENCE
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1972
Subjects:
Biological Oceanography
(*MICROORGANISMS
SEA ICE)
(*MARINE BIOLOGY
*ARCTIC OCEAN)
PLANKTON
ALGAE
ECOLOGY
NUTRITION
CHLOROPHYLLS
SAMPLING
METABOLISM
SALINITY
ALASKA
*PRIMARY BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTIVITY
Arctic
Arctic Ocean
Barrow
Phytoplankton
Sea ice
Alaska
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0767939
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Summary:Microscopic organisms form a brown layer, two to four cm thick, on the bottom surface of sea ice in the spring near Barrow, Ak. Phytoplankton and benthic microalgae have been studied to try to determine the origin and ultimate fate of ice organisms. The three communities are described in terms of species composition, primary productivity, and standing stock. Salinity and nutrient concentrations are given for the ice and the seawater. (Author)

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