The impact of phytoplankton on spectral water transparency in the Southern Ocean:Implications for primary productivity

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Tilzer, M. M., Gieskes, W. W., Heusel, R., Fenton, N.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1994
• Subjects: ANTARCTIC PHYTOPLANKTON; OPTICAL-PROPERTIES; QUANTUM YIELD; LIGHT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE; ABSORPTION; LAKE; Antarctic; Austral; The ''Y''; Weddell; Weddell Sea; Antarc*; Polar Biology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11370/3a714d91-884d-44f6-bdf2-aabc8d55425d; https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/the-impact-of-phytoplankton-on-spectral-water-transparency-in-the-southern-ocean(3a714d91-884d-44f6-bdf2-aabc8d55425d).html; https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00234975

Spectral water transparency in the Northern Weddell Sea was studied during Austral spring. The depth of the 1-% surface irradiance level (''euphotic depth'') varied between 35 and 109 m and was strongly influenced by phytoplankton biomass. Secchi depths were non-linearly related...