Interannual variability in phytoplankton biomass and species composition in northern Marguerite Bay (West Antarctic Peninsula) is governed by both winter sea ice cover and summer stratification

• Published in: Limnology and Oceanography
• Main Authors: Rozema, P.D., Venables, H.J., van de Poll, W.H., Clarke, A., Meredith, M.P., Buma, A.G.J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Marguerite; Marguerite Bay; Antarc*; Antarctica; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11370/a29f7da5-f573-419d-8e4e-afb4251fbed8; https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/a29f7da5-f573-419d-8e4e-afb4251fbed8; https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.10391; https://pure.rug.nl/ws/files/36031228/lno10391.pdf

The rapid warming of the West Antarctic Peninsula region has led to reduced sea ice cover and enhanced glacial melt water input. This has potential implications for marine ecosystems, notably phytoplankton growth, biomass, and composition. Fifteen years (1997–2012) of year-round size fractionated ch...