Seasonal variations of phytoplankton dynamics in Nunatsiavut fjords (Labrador, Canada) and their relationships with environmental conditions.

• Published in: Journal of Marine Systems
• Main Authors: Simo-Matchim, Armelle-Galine, Gosselin, Michel, Blais, Marjolaine, Gratton, Yves, Tremblay, Jean-Éric
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: phytoplankton production and biomass; size structure; taxonomic composition; seasonal variations; Arctic; Canada; Labrador; fjords; Okak; Phytoplankton
• Online Access: https://espace.inrs.ca/id/eprint/4012/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2015.11.007

We assessed phytoplankton dynamics and its environmental control in four Labrador fjords (Nachvak, Saglek, Okak, and Anaktalak) during summer, early fall and late fall. Primary production and chlorophyll a (chl a) biomass were measured at seven optical depths, including the depth of subsurface chl a...