Polar coralline algal CaCO3-production rates correspond to intensity and duration of the solar radiation

• Published in: Biogeosciences
• Main Authors: Teichert, Sebastian, Freiwald, Andre
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Puplications (EGU) 2014
• Subjects: Arctic; Floskjeret; Haakon VII Land; Krossfjorden; Mosselbukta; Mosselhalvøya; Nordaustlandet; Svalbard; Svalbard Archipelago; Isfjord*; Isfjorden; Krossfjord*; polar night; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/48151/; https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/48151/1/bg-11-833-2014.pdf; https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-833-2014

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...