Polar coralline algal CaCO 3 -production rates correspond to intensity and duration of the solar radiation

In this study we present a comparative quantification of CaCO3 production rates by rhodolith-forming coralline red algal communities situated in high polar latitudes and assess which environmental parameters control these production rates. The present rhodoliths act as ecosystem engineers, and their...

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Published in:Biogeosciences
Main Authors: Teichert, S., Freiwald, A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications (EGU) 2014
Subjects:
Arctic
Svalbard
Svalbard Archipelago
Nordaustlandet
Krossfjorden
Mosselbukta
Floskjeret
Haakon VII Land
Mosselhalvøya
Isfjord*
Isfjorden
Krossfjord*
Online Access:https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/37637/
https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/37637/1/bg-11-833-2014.pdf
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-833-2014
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Summary:In this study we present a comparative quantification of CaCO3 production rates by rhodolith-forming coralline red algal communities situated in high polar latitudes and assess which environmental parameters control these production rates. The present rhodoliths act as ecosystem engineers, and their carbonate skeletons provide an important ecological niche to a variety of benthic organisms. The settings are distributed along the coasts of the Svalbard archipelago, being Floskjeret (78◦180N) in Isfjorden, Krossfjorden (79◦080N) at the eastern coast of Haakon VII Land, Mosselbukta (79◦530N) at the eastern coast of Mosselhalvøya, and Nordkappbukta (80◦310N) at the northern coast of Nordaustlandet. All sites feature Arctic climate and strong seasonality.

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