Phytoplankton composition and bloom formation in unexplored nearshore waters of the western Antarctic Peninsula

• Main Authors: Mascioni, Martina, Almandoz, Gastón Osvaldo, Cefarelli, Adrián Oscar, Cusick, Allison, Ferrario, Martha Elba, Vernet, María
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Ciencias Naturales; Western Antarctic Peninsula; Citizen Science; Diatoms; Cryptophyta; Pyramimonas sp; Unarmored dinofagellate bloom; Antarctic; Southern Ocean; Antarctic Peninsula; Wilhelmina; Neko; Danco; Wilhelmina Bay; Danco Island; Neko Harbor; Antarc*; Antarctic Krill; baleen whales
• Online Access: http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/143562

The western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) is one of the most productive regions in the Southern Ocean. However, little is known about the phytoplankton composition in nearshore waters, in fords and channels between 63º and 67°S, where Antarctic krill and baleen whales are conspicuous. This study represe...