Assessment of the factors controlling sea ice algal and bacterial production in Dease Strait of the Northwest Passage

• Published in: Progress in Oceanography
• Main Author: Campbell, Karley
• Other Authors: Mundy, C.J. (Environment and Geography) Rysgaard, Soren (Geological Sciences), Hann, Brenda (Biological Sciences) Michel, Christine (Environment and Geography) McMinn, Andrew (University of Tasmania)
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2016
• Subjects: Arctic; Ice algae; Climate change; Oxygen optode; Canadian Arctic Archipelago; Dease Strait; Northwest Passage; Arctic Archipelago; ice algae; Northwest passage; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1993/32412

Algae and heterotrophic bacteria inhabiting the bottom of sea ice contribute to carbon cycling and food web dynamics in the Arctic marine system. The extent of their influence is dependent on cellular productivity, which is affected by environmental conditions that vary seasonally, between study are...