Seabird guano enhances phytoplankton production in the Southern Ocean

• Published in: Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
• Main Authors: Shatova, O, Wing, SR, Gault-Ringold, M, Wing, L, Hoffmann, LJ
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Science Bv 2016
• Subjects: Biological Sciences; Ecology; Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology); Antarctic; Guano; Southern Ocean; Antarc*; Snares Islands
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2016.07.004; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/113759

Six incubation experiments were carried out to investigate the phytoplankton biomass response to seabirdguano-enrichment under different nutrient regimes. Study locations included Antarctic waters of the Ross Seaand sub-Antarctic waters offshore of the Otago Peninsula, both being characterized by ir...