Bacteria-algae associations in the sea ice and upper water column of the Ross Sea in late austral summer

• Main Authors: Stewart, Frank J., Fritsen, Christian H., Garrison, David L.
• Other Authors: University and Community College System of Nevada. Desert Research Institute, National Science Foundation. Division of Ocean Sciences
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Georgia Institute of Technology 2005
• Subjects: Heterotrophic bacteria; Phytoplankton; Dissolved organic carbon; Antarctic waters; Microbial loop; Algal and bacterial biomass; Antarctic; Austral; Findlay; Ross Sea; Southern Ocean; Antarc*; Antarctica; National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1853/42270

Publshed by the National Science Foundation, Office of Polar Programs. The ecological role of heterotrophic bacteria in the microbial food web of the Southern Ocean is unresolved. A coupling between phytoplankton and bacterial production is well documented in mid-to low-latitude oceans (e.g., Bird a...