Large diatom bloom off the Antarctic Peninsula during cool conditions associated with the 2015/2016 El Niño

Low meltwater input, cold temperatures, and high salinity accompanied a large diatom bloom off the Northern Antarctic Peninsula in 2015/2016 and suggests such blooms may be restricted under warmer conditions, according to direct measurements and remote sensing data.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Communications Earth & Environment
Main Authors: Raul Rodrigo Costa, Carlos Rafael Borges Mendes, Afonso Ferreira, Virginia Maria Tavano, Tiago Segabinazzi Dotto, Eduardo Resende Secchi
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021
Subjects:
geo
envir
Antarctic
Antarctic Peninsula
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00322-4
https://doaj.org/article/ade4f4c52ade4988943db8fc96115ebe
Description
Summary:Low meltwater input, cold temperatures, and high salinity accompanied a large diatom bloom off the Northern Antarctic Peninsula in 2015/2016 and suggests such blooms may be restricted under warmer conditions, according to direct measurements and remote sensing data.

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