First phytoplankton community assessment of the Kong Håkon VII Hav, Southern Ocean, during austral autumn

• Published in: Biogeosciences
• Main Authors: Kauko, Hanna Maria, Assmy, Philipp, Peeken, Ilka, Rózańska-Pluta, Magdalena, Wiktor, Józef M, Bratbak, Gunnar, Singh, Asmita, Ryan-Keogh, Thomas J., Moreau, Sebastien
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2022
• Subjects: Astrid Ridge; Austral; Kong Håkon VII Hav; Maud Rise; Southern Ocean
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3049692; https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-5449-2022

We studied phytoplankton and protozooplankton community composition based on light microscopy, flow cytometry, and photosynthetic pigment data in the Atlantic sector of the Southern Ocean during March 2019 (early austral autumn). Sampling was focused on the area east of the prime meridian in the Kon...