Near-ubiquity of ice-edge blooms in the Arctic
Ice-edge blooms are significant features of Arctic primary production, yet have received relatively little attention. Here we combine satellite ocean colour and sea-ice data in a pan-Arctic study. Ice-edge blooms occur in all seasonally ice-covered areas and from spring to late summer, being observe...
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ftleibnizopen:oai:oai.leibnizopen.de:YtJDfYoBNQPDO7WIeWTl 2023-10-09T21:48:04+02:00 Near-ubiquity of ice-edge blooms in the Arctic Perrette, M. Yool, A. Quartly, G.D. Popova, E.E. 2011 application/pdf https://oa.tib.eu/renate/handle/123456789/5318 https://doi.org/10.34657/3947 eng eng Göttingen : Copernicus GmbH CC BY 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Biogeosciences 8 (2011), Nr. 2 algal bloom data interpretation ice cover ice retreat ocean color primary production sea ice seasonality trophic level Arctic Ocean 550 article Text 2011 ftleibnizopen https://doi.org/10.34657/3947 2023-09-10T23:34:06Z Ice-edge blooms are significant features of Arctic primary production, yet have received relatively little attention. Here we combine satellite ocean colour and sea-ice data in a pan-Arctic study. Ice-edge blooms occur in all seasonally ice-covered areas and from spring to late summer, being observed in 77-89% of locations for which adequate data exist, and usually peaking within 20 days of ice retreat. They sometimes form long belts along the ice-edge (greater than 100 km), although smaller structures were also found. The bloom peak is on average more than 1 mg m-3, with major blooms more than 10 mg m -3, and is usually located close to the ice-edge, though not always. Some propagate behind the receding ice-edge over hundreds of kilometres and over several months, while others remain stationary. The strong connection between ice retreat and productivity suggests that the ongoing changes in Arctic sea-ice may have a significant impact on higher trophic levels and local fish stocks. publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Ocean Sea ice ice covered areas LeibnizOpen (The Leibniz Association) Arctic Arctic Ocean |
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Ice-edge blooms are significant features of Arctic primary production, yet have received relatively little attention. Here we combine satellite ocean colour and sea-ice data in a pan-Arctic study. Ice-edge blooms occur in all seasonally ice-covered areas and from spring to late summer, being observed in 77-89% of locations for which adequate data exist, and usually peaking within 20 days of ice retreat. They sometimes form long belts along the ice-edge (greater than 100 km), although smaller structures were also found. The bloom peak is on average more than 1 mg m-3, with major blooms more than 10 mg m -3, and is usually located close to the ice-edge, though not always. Some propagate behind the receding ice-edge over hundreds of kilometres and over several months, while others remain stationary. The strong connection between ice retreat and productivity suggests that the ongoing changes in Arctic sea-ice may have a significant impact on higher trophic levels and local fish stocks. publishedVersion |
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Perrette, M. Yool, A. Quartly, G.D. Popova, E.E. |
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Near-ubiquity of ice-edge blooms in the Arctic |
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Near-ubiquity of ice-edge blooms in the Arctic |
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Near-ubiquity of ice-edge blooms in the Arctic |
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Near-ubiquity of ice-edge blooms in the Arctic |
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Near-ubiquity of ice-edge blooms in the Arctic |
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near-ubiquity of ice-edge blooms in the arctic |
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Göttingen : Copernicus GmbH |
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2011 |
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Arctic Arctic Ocean Sea ice ice covered areas |
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Arctic Arctic Ocean Sea ice ice covered areas |
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Biogeosciences 8 (2011), Nr. 2 |
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CC BY 3.0 Unported https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ |
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