Diatom biogeography from the Labrador Sea revealed through a trait-based approach
Diatoms are a keystone algal group, with diverse cell morphology and a global distribution. The biogeography of morphological, functional and life-history traits of marine diatoms were investigated in Arctic and Atlantic waters of the Labrador Sea during the spring bloom (2013-2014). In this study,...
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ftsouthampton:oai:eprints.soton.ac.uk:422949 2023-07-30T04:01:11+02:00 Diatom biogeography from the Labrador Sea revealed through a trait-based approach Fragoso, Glaucia Poulton, Alex Yashayaev, Igor M. Head, Erica J.H. Johnsen, Geir Purdie, Duncan A. 2018-09-05 text https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/422949/ https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/422949/1/fmars_05_00297.pdf en English eng https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/422949/1/fmars_05_00297.pdf Fragoso, Glaucia, Poulton, Alex, Yashayaev, Igor M., Head, Erica J.H., Johnsen, Geir and Purdie, Duncan A. (2018) Diatom biogeography from the Labrador Sea revealed through a trait-based approach. Frontiers in Marine Science, 5 (297), 1-15, [297]. (doi:10.3389/fmars.2018.00297 <http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2018.00297>). cc_by_4 Article PeerReviewed 2018 ftsouthampton https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2018.00297 2023-07-09T22:24:08Z Diatoms are a keystone algal group, with diverse cell morphology and a global distribution. The biogeography of morphological, functional and life-history traits of marine diatoms were investigated in Arctic and Atlantic waters of the Labrador Sea during the spring bloom (2013-2014). In this study, trait-based analysis using community-weighted means showed that low temperatures (<0ºC) in Arctic waters correlated positively with diatom species that have traits such as low temperature optimum growth and the ability to produced ice-binding proteins, highlighting their sea-ice origin. High silicate concentrations in Arctic waters, as well as sea-ice cover and shallow bathymetry, favoured diatom species that were heavily silicified, colonial and capable of producing resting spores, suggesting that these are important traits for this community. In Atlantic waters, diatom species with large surface area to volume ratios were dominant in deep mixed layers, whilst low silicate to nitrate ratios correlated positively with weakly silicified species. Sharp cell projections, such as processes or spines, were positively correlated with water-column stratification, indicating that these traits promote positive buoyancy for diatom cells. Our trait-based analysis directly links cell morphology and physiology with diatom species distribution, highlighting allowing new insights on how this method can potentially be applied to explain ecophysiology and shifting biogeographical distributions in a warming climate Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Labrador Sea Sea ice University of Southampton: e-Prints Soton Arctic Frontiers in Marine Science 5 |
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Diatoms are a keystone algal group, with diverse cell morphology and a global distribution. The biogeography of morphological, functional and life-history traits of marine diatoms were investigated in Arctic and Atlantic waters of the Labrador Sea during the spring bloom (2013-2014). In this study, trait-based analysis using community-weighted means showed that low temperatures (<0ºC) in Arctic waters correlated positively with diatom species that have traits such as low temperature optimum growth and the ability to produced ice-binding proteins, highlighting their sea-ice origin. High silicate concentrations in Arctic waters, as well as sea-ice cover and shallow bathymetry, favoured diatom species that were heavily silicified, colonial and capable of producing resting spores, suggesting that these are important traits for this community. In Atlantic waters, diatom species with large surface area to volume ratios were dominant in deep mixed layers, whilst low silicate to nitrate ratios correlated positively with weakly silicified species. Sharp cell projections, such as processes or spines, were positively correlated with water-column stratification, indicating that these traits promote positive buoyancy for diatom cells. Our trait-based analysis directly links cell morphology and physiology with diatom species distribution, highlighting allowing new insights on how this method can potentially be applied to explain ecophysiology and shifting biogeographical distributions in a warming climate |
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Fragoso, Glaucia Poulton, Alex Yashayaev, Igor M. Head, Erica J.H. Johnsen, Geir Purdie, Duncan A. Diatom biogeography from the Labrador Sea revealed through a trait-based approach |
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Diatom biogeography from the Labrador Sea revealed through a trait-based approach |
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Diatom biogeography from the Labrador Sea revealed through a trait-based approach |
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