Diel, Tidal and Vertical Variations of Phytoplankton and Its Environment in Frobisher Bay

Phytoplankton were collected and environmental measurements made at depths of 0, 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 20 and 30 m at 3 h intervals through a tidal cycle in the summer in Frobisher Bay. Light, temperature, salinity and nutrients varied vertically. Concentration of chlorophyll a, species composition, numbe...

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Main Author: Hsiao, Stephen I.C.
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Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1992
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description Phytoplankton were collected and environmental measurements made at depths of 0, 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 20 and 30 m at 3 h intervals through a tidal cycle in the summer in Frobisher Bay. Light, temperature, salinity and nutrients varied vertically. Concentration of chlorophyll a, species composition, number of species and diversity also exhibited a pronounced vertical variation, while phytoplankton cell numbers and the evenness of the variations in species diversity and evenness were minor under the existing environmental conditions, where only light fluctuated significantly. The integrated values of biomass, nutrients and mean temperature and salinity showed neither significant diel nor tidal variation.Key words: arctic phytoplankton, biomass, species composition, abundance, diversity, environmental factors En été, on a effectué des prélèvements de phytoplancton et procédé à des mesures environnementales à des profondeurs de 0, 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 20 et 30 m, à des intervalles de 3 h, durant un cycle de marée, dans la baie Frobisher. La lumière, la température, la salinité et les éléments nutritifs variaient verticalement. La teneur en chlorophylle a, la variété des espèces, le nombre des espèces et la diversité montraient aussi une nette variation verticale, tandis que le nombre de cellules de phytoplancton et l’uniformité de la distribution des espèces étaient les mêmes dans toute la colonne d’eau. La biomasse et la composition du phytoplancton changeaient considérablement en fonction du temps. Cependant, les variations nycthéméralesdans la diversité et l’uniformité des espèces étaient minimes dans les conditions ambiantes du moment, où seule la lumière fluctuait de façon significative. Les valeurs intégrées de la biomasse, des éléments nutritifs ainsi que de la température et de la salinité moyennes ne montraient pas de variations significatives, qu’elles soient nycthémérales ou dues à la marée.Mots clés: phytoplancton arctique, biomasse, variété des espèces, abondance, diversité. facteurs environnementaux
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spelling ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/64466 2025-06-15T14:14:55+00:00 Diel, Tidal and Vertical Variations of Phytoplankton and Its Environment in Frobisher Bay Hsiao, Stephen I.C. 1992-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64466 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64466/48401 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64466 ARCTIC; Vol. 45 No. 4 (1992): December: 327–413; 327-337 1923-1245 0004-0843 Animal reproduction Chlorophyll Diatoms Marine ecology Ocean currents Oceanography Phytoplankton Plant distribution Plant ecology Plant taxonomy Primary production (Biology) Tides Biomass Frobisher Bay Nunavut info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1992 ftunivcalgaryojs 2025-05-27T03:29:43Z Phytoplankton were collected and environmental measurements made at depths of 0, 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 20 and 30 m at 3 h intervals through a tidal cycle in the summer in Frobisher Bay. Light, temperature, salinity and nutrients varied vertically. Concentration of chlorophyll a, species composition, number of species and diversity also exhibited a pronounced vertical variation, while phytoplankton cell numbers and the evenness of the variations in species diversity and evenness were minor under the existing environmental conditions, where only light fluctuated significantly. The integrated values of biomass, nutrients and mean temperature and salinity showed neither significant diel nor tidal variation.Key words: arctic phytoplankton, biomass, species composition, abundance, diversity, environmental factors En été, on a effectué des prélèvements de phytoplancton et procédé à des mesures environnementales à des profondeurs de 0, 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 20 et 30 m, à des intervalles de 3 h, durant un cycle de marée, dans la baie Frobisher. La lumière, la température, la salinité et les éléments nutritifs variaient verticalement. La teneur en chlorophylle a, la variété des espèces, le nombre des espèces et la diversité montraient aussi une nette variation verticale, tandis que le nombre de cellules de phytoplancton et l’uniformité de la distribution des espèces étaient les mêmes dans toute la colonne d’eau. La biomasse et la composition du phytoplancton changeaient considérablement en fonction du temps. Cependant, les variations nycthéméralesdans la diversité et l’uniformité des espèces étaient minimes dans les conditions ambiantes du moment, où seule la lumière fluctuait de façon significative. Les valeurs intégrées de la biomasse, des éléments nutritifs ainsi que de la température et de la salinité moyennes ne montraient pas de variations significatives, qu’elles soient nycthémérales ou dues à la marée.Mots clés: phytoplancton arctique, biomasse, variété des espèces, abondance, diversité. facteurs environnementaux Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Arctique* Frobisher Bay Nunavut Phytoplankton Unknown Arctic Frobisher Bay ENVELOPE(-66.581,-66.581,62.834,62.834) Nunavut ARCTIC 45 4
spellingShingle Animal reproduction
Chlorophyll
Diatoms
Marine ecology
Ocean currents
Oceanography
Phytoplankton
Plant distribution
Plant ecology
Plant taxonomy
Primary production (Biology)
Tides
Biomass
Frobisher Bay
Nunavut
Hsiao, Stephen I.C.
Diel, Tidal and Vertical Variations of Phytoplankton and Its Environment in Frobisher Bay
title Diel, Tidal and Vertical Variations of Phytoplankton and Its Environment in Frobisher Bay
title_full Diel, Tidal and Vertical Variations of Phytoplankton and Its Environment in Frobisher Bay
title_fullStr Diel, Tidal and Vertical Variations of Phytoplankton and Its Environment in Frobisher Bay
title_full_unstemmed Diel, Tidal and Vertical Variations of Phytoplankton and Its Environment in Frobisher Bay
title_short Diel, Tidal and Vertical Variations of Phytoplankton and Its Environment in Frobisher Bay
title_sort diel, tidal and vertical variations of phytoplankton and its environment in frobisher bay
topic Animal reproduction
Chlorophyll
Diatoms
Marine ecology
Ocean currents
Oceanography
Phytoplankton
Plant distribution
Plant ecology
Plant taxonomy
Primary production (Biology)
Tides
Biomass
Frobisher Bay
Nunavut
topic_facet Animal reproduction
Chlorophyll
Diatoms
Marine ecology
Ocean currents
Oceanography
Phytoplankton
Plant distribution
Plant ecology
Plant taxonomy
Primary production (Biology)
Tides
Biomass
Frobisher Bay
Nunavut
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