Large, Omega-3 Rich, Pelagic Diatoms under Arctic Sea Ice: Sources and Implications for Food Webs

• Published in: PLoS ONE
• Main Authors: Duerksen, Steven W., Thiemann, Gregory W., Budge, Suzanne M., Poulin, Michel, Niemi, Andrea, Michel, Christine
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science 2014
• Subjects: Research Article; Arctic; Barrow Strait; Canadian Arctic Archipelago; Nunavut; Resolute Bay; Arctic Archipelago; ice algae; Phytoplankton; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4256470; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25473949; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0114070

Pelagic primary production in Arctic seas has traditionally been viewed as biologically insignificant until after the ice breakup. There is growing evidence however, that under-ice blooms of pelagic phytoplankton may be a recurrent occurrence. During the springs of 2011 and 2012, we found substantia...