Phytoplankton spatial distribution patterns along the western Antarctic Peninsula (Southern Ocean)

• Main Authors: Garibotti, Irene A., Vernet, María, Ferrario, Martha Elba, Smith, Raymond C., Ross, Robin M., Quetin, Langdon B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2003
• Subjects: Ciencias Naturales; Environmental gradients; Palmer LTER; Phytoplankton spatial variability; Seasonal progression; Western Antarctic Peninsula; Antarctic; Antarctic Peninsula; Anvers; Anvers Island; Grandidier; Grandidier Channel; Marguerite; Marguerite Bay; Southern Ocean; Antarc*; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/84651

This paper describes spatial distribution patterns of the phytoplankton community (composition, cell abundance and biomass concentration) in relation to local environmental conditions in the Southern Ocean. Sampling was performed during summer 1997 off the coast of the western Antarctic Peninsula be...