New insights on the dominance of cryptophytes in Antarctic coastal waters: A case study in Gerlache Strait

• Published in: Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography
• Main Authors: Mendes, Carlos Rafael Borges, Tavano, Virginia Maria, Dotto, Tiago Segabinazzi, Kerr, Rodrigo, De Souza, Márcio Silva, Garcia, Carlos Alberto Eiras, Secchi, Eduardo Resende
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Gerlache; Gerlache Strait; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/80851/; https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/80851/1/Accepted_Manuscript.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2017.02.010

Changes in phytoplankton composition from large diatoms to small cryptophytes and their implications to the food web have been previously associated with rapid warming of surface waters in the western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP). However, ecological and physiological attributes that favor dominance of...