Transfer of seston lipids during a flagellate bloom from the surface to the benthic community in the Weddell Sea

• Published in: Scientia Marina
• Main Authors: Rossi, Sergio, Isla, Enrique, Martínez-García, Alfredo, Moraleda, Núria, Gili, Josep María, Rosell-Melé, Antoni, Arntz, Wolf E., Gerdes, Dieter
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2013
• Subjects: Antarctica; seston; lipids; fatty acids; benthic-pelagic coupling; available food; Antártida; lípidos; ácidos grasos; acoplamiento bento-pelágico; alimento disponible; Alta; Antarctic; Baja; mar de Weddell; Weddell; Weddell Sea; Antarc*; Mar de Weddell
• Online Access: https://scientiamarina.revistas.csic.es/index.php/scientiamarina/article/view/1470; https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.03835.30A

Total lipid and fatty acid concentrations were studied in a late spring-early summer flagellate-dominated bloom in the Weddell Sea. These indicators were considered a good tool for assessing the quality of organic matter settling from surface to deep-water layers (epibenthic water layers). The resul...