Enhanced bottom-ice algal biomass across a tidal strait in the Kitikmeot Sea of the Canadian Arctic

• Published in: Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene
• Main Authors: Laura A. Dalman, Brent G.T. Else, David Barber, Eddy Carmack, William J. Williams, Karley Campbell, Patrick J. Duke, Sergei Kirillov, Christopher J. Mundy
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BioOne 2019
• Subjects: Ice algae; Fast ice; Tidal strait; Nutrients; Under-ice current; envir; geo; Arctic; Nunavut; Dease Strait; ice algae; Kitikmeot; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.361; https://doaj.org/article/72e1b327a459483c96747293c1c95d18

Sea ice algae are an important contributor of primary production in the Arctic ecosystem. Within the bottom-ice environment, access to nutrients from the underlying ocean is a major factor controlling production, phenology, and taxonomic composition of ice algae. Previous studies have demonstrated t...