Algal hot spots in a changing Arctic Ocean: Sea-ice ridges and the snow-ice interface

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Fernández-Méndez, Mar, Olsen, Lasse Mork, Kauko, Hanna M., Meyer, Amelie, Rösel, Anja, Merkouriadi, Ioanna, Mundy, Christopher John, Ehn, Jens K., Johansson, Malin, Wagner, Penelope Mae, Ervik, Åse, Sorrell, BK, Duarte, Pedro, Wold, Anette, Hop, Haakon, Assmy, Phillipp
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media 2018
• Subjects: Antarctic; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Duarte; Ervik; Svalbard; The Antarctic; Antarc*; ice pack; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2490219; https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2018.00075

During the N-ICE2015 drift expedition north-west of Svalbard, we observed the establishment and development of algal communities in first-year ice (FYI) ridges and at the snow-ice interface. Despite some indications of being hot spots for biological activity, ridges are under-studied largely because...