Effects of CO 2 concentration on a late summer surface sea ice community

• Published in: Marine Biology
• Main Authors: McMinn, A, Muller, MN, Martin, A, Ugalde, SC, Lee, S, Castrisios, K, Ryan, KG
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer-Verlag 2017
• Subjects: Biological Sciences; Microbiology; Microbial Ecology; Scott Base; Antarc*; Antarctica; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-017-3102-4; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/116493

Annual fast ice at Scott Base (Antarctica) in late summer contained a high biomass surface community of mixed phytoflagellates, dominated by the dinoflagellate, Polarella glacialis . At this time of the year, ice temperatures rise close to melting point and salinities drop to less than 20. At the sa...