Remote Sensing Phenology of Antarctic Green and Red Snow Algae Using WorldView Satellites

• Published in: Frontiers in Plant Science
• Main Authors: Gray, Andrew, Krolikowski, Monika, Fretwell, Peter, Convey, Peter, Peck, Lloyd S., Mendelova, Monika, Smith, Alison G., Davey, Matthew P.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: snow algae; Antarctica; remote sensing; snow; satellites; WorldView; ecology; Anchorage; Anchorage Island; Antarctic; Ryder; Ryder Bay; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://pure.uhi.ac.uk/en/publications/83eeb75e-204b-4c1a-8d1f-c0c626be7e44; https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.671981; https://pureadmin.uhi.ac.uk/ws/files/16183123/fpls_12_671981.pdf; https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2021.671981/full

Snow algae are an important group of terrestrial photosynthetic organisms in Antarctica, where they mostly grow in low lying coastal snow fields. Reliable observations of Antarctic snow algae are difficult owing to the transient nature of their blooms and the logistics involved to travel and work th...