Horizontal distribution of microprotist community structure in the western Arctic Ocean during late summer and early fall of 2010

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Matsuno, Kohei, Ichinomiya, Mutsuo, Yamaguchi, Atsushi, Imai, Ichiro, Kikuchi, Takashi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: Phytoplankton; Diatoms; Dinoflagellates Ciliates; Pacific Water; Anticyclonic eddy; 660; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Bering Strait; Canada; Chukchi Sea; East Siberian Sea; Pacific; canada basin; Chukchi; Polar Biology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2115/59629; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-014-1512-z

The western Arctic Ocean is composed of two regions: the southern shelf and the northern basin, whereas the marine ecosystem structure is expected to vary between the regions, little information is available, particularly for the planktonic protist community. In this study, we surveyed the horizonta...