Some examples of the influence of hydrodynamical constraints on the phytoplanktonic biomass distribution in the Southern Ocean

• Main Authors: Goffart, Anne, Catalano, Giulio, Magazzu, Guiseppe, Hecq, Jean-Henri
• Format: Book Part
• Language: English
• Published: 1992
• Subjects: Phytoplankton; physical constraints; Southern Ocean; Ross Sea; Weddell Sea; Life sciences; Aquatic sciences & oceanology; Sciences du vivant; Sciences aquatiques & océanologie; Antarc*; Antarctic
• Online Access: https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/94263

Examples from the Ross Sea, the Weddell Sea and the Indian sector of the Southern Ocean confirm that the distribution of primary producers is strongly influenced by hydrodynamical phenomena. Because phytoplankton is the base of the food web, accurate knowledge of mechanisms controlling the primary productivity is essential to the understanding of the Antarctic ecosystem.