First description of in situ chlorophyll fluorescence signal within East Antarctic coastal polynyas during fall and winter

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Other Authors: Bourreau, Lucie (author), Pauthenet, Etienne (author), Le Ster, Loïc (author), Picard, Baptiste (author), Portela, Esther (author), Sallée, Jean-Baptiste (author), McMahon, Clive R. (author), Harcourt, Robert (author), Hindell, Mark (author), Guinet, Christophe (author), Bestley, Sophie (author), Charrassin, Jean-Benoît (author), DuVivier, Alice (author), Sylvester, Zephyr (author), Krumhardt, Kristen (author), Jenouvrier, Stéphanie (author), Labrousse, Sara (author)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Antarctic; Cape Darnley; Darnley; Shackleton; Antarc*; Elephant Seals; Ice Shelf; Sea ice; Southern Elephant Seals
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2023.1186403

Antarctic coastal polynyas are persistent and recurrent regions of open water located between the coast and the drifting pack-ice. In spring, they are the first polar areas to be exposed to light, leading to the development of phytoplankton blooms, making polynyas potential ecological hotspots in se...