Broad-scale predictability of carbohydrates and exopolymers in Antarctic and Arctic sea ice
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ftunivessex:oai:repository.essex.ac.uk:7743 2023-05-15T13:45:29+02:00 Broad-scale predictability of carbohydrates and exopolymers in Antarctic and Arctic sea ice Underwood, Graham JC Aslam, Shazia N Michel, Christine Niemi, Andrea Norman, Louiza Meiners, Klaus M Laybourn-Parry, Johanna Paterson, Harriet Thomas, David N 2013-09-24 http://repository.essex.ac.uk/7743/ unknown Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Underwood, Graham JC and Aslam, Shazia N and Michel, Christine and Niemi, Andrea and Norman, Louiza and Meiners, Klaus M and Laybourn-Parry, Johanna and Paterson, Harriet and Thomas, David N (2013) 'Broad-scale predictability of carbohydrates and exopolymers in Antarctic and Arctic sea ice.' Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 110 (39). pp. 15734-15739. ISSN 0027-8424 QR Microbiology Article PeerReviewed 2013 ftunivessex 2022-08-18T22:39:17Z <jats:title>Significance</jats:title> <jats:p>Many marine microalgae and bacteria secrete polysaccharide gels (exopolymers) in response to environmental stresses, such as the freezing temperatures and salt concentrations that organisms experience when in sea ice. This study of sea ice cores from both the Antarctic and Arctic identified compelling relationships between ice thickness and salinity, algal biomass, and the concentration of polysaccharides in the ice. Knowing the first three parameters, we were able to predict the polysaccharide concentrations of the ice. This predictability is the first step in estimating the importance of such secretions to the organic carbon content of the millions of square kilometers of the ice-covered Arctic and Southern Oceans.</jats:p> Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Arctic Arctic Sea ice University of Essex Research Repository Antarctic Arctic The Antarctic |
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<jats:title>Significance</jats:title> <jats:p>Many marine microalgae and bacteria secrete polysaccharide gels (exopolymers) in response to environmental stresses, such as the freezing temperatures and salt concentrations that organisms experience when in sea ice. This study of sea ice cores from both the Antarctic and Arctic identified compelling relationships between ice thickness and salinity, algal biomass, and the concentration of polysaccharides in the ice. Knowing the first three parameters, we were able to predict the polysaccharide concentrations of the ice. This predictability is the first step in estimating the importance of such secretions to the organic carbon content of the millions of square kilometers of the ice-covered Arctic and Southern Oceans.</jats:p> |
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Broad-scale predictability of carbohydrates and exopolymers in Antarctic and Arctic sea ice |
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Broad-scale predictability of carbohydrates and exopolymers in Antarctic and Arctic sea ice |
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Broad-scale predictability of carbohydrates and exopolymers in Antarctic and Arctic sea ice |
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Broad-scale predictability of carbohydrates and exopolymers in Antarctic and Arctic sea ice |
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Broad-scale predictability of carbohydrates and exopolymers in Antarctic and Arctic sea ice |
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broad-scale predictability of carbohydrates and exopolymers in antarctic and arctic sea ice |
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Underwood, Graham JC and Aslam, Shazia N and Michel, Christine and Niemi, Andrea and Norman, Louiza and Meiners, Klaus M and Laybourn-Parry, Johanna and Paterson, Harriet and Thomas, David N (2013) 'Broad-scale predictability of carbohydrates and exopolymers in Antarctic and Arctic sea ice.' Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 110 (39). pp. 15734-15739. ISSN 0027-8424 |
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