Transfer of seston lipids during a flagellate bloom from the surface to the benthic community in the Weddell Sea

• Published in: Scientia Marina
• Main Authors: Rossi, Sergio, Isla, Enrique, Martínez García, Alfredo, Moraleda, Núria, Gili, Josep Maria, Rosell Melé, Antoni, Arntz, Wolf E., Gerdes, Dieter
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Antarctica; Seston; Lipids; Fatty acids; Benthic-pelagic coupling; Available food; Antártida; Lípidos; Ácidos grasos; Acoplamiento bento-pelágico; Alimento disponible; Antarctic; mar de Weddell; Weddell; Weddell Sea; Antarc*; Mar de Weddell
• Online Access: https://ddd.uab.cat/record/212630

Total lipid and fatty acid concentrations were studied in a late spring-early summer flagellate-dominated bloom in the Weddell Sea. These indicators were considered a good tool for assessing the quality of organic matter settling from surface to deep-water layers (epibenthic water layers). The resul...