Preliminary investigation of the contribution of fast-ice algae to the spring phytoplankton bloom in Ellis Fjord, eastern Antarctica
Algae released from fast-ice in Ellis Fjord, eastern Antarctica, made little contribution to subsequent phytoplankton growth. Dominant taxa in the interior ice community included Nitzschia cylindrus (Grun) Hasle, Navicula glaciei V.H. and a dinoflagellate cyst. Diatom mortality within the ice was hi...
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ftunivtasecite:oai:ecite.utas.edu.au:7081 2023-05-15T13:56:40+02:00 Preliminary investigation of the contribution of fast-ice algae to the spring phytoplankton bloom in Ellis Fjord, eastern Antarctica McMinn, A 1996 https://doi.org/10.1007/s003000050057 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/7081 en eng Springer-Verlag http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s003000050057 McMinn, A, Preliminary investigation of the contribution of fast-ice algae to the spring phytoplankton bloom in Ellis Fjord, eastern Antarctica, Polar Biology, 16, (4) pp. 301-307. ISSN 0722-4060 (1996) [Refereed Article] http://ecite.utas.edu.au/7081 Biological Sciences Ecology Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology) Refereed Article PeerReviewed 1996 ftunivtasecite https://doi.org/10.1007/s003000050057 2019-12-13T20:53:53Z Algae released from fast-ice in Ellis Fjord, eastern Antarctica, made little contribution to subsequent phytoplankton growth. Dominant taxa in the interior ice community included Nitzschia cylindrus (Grun) Hasle, Navicula glaciei V.H. and a dinoflagellate cyst. Diatom mortality within the ice was high. The algal contribution to the phytoplankton from the fast ice was estimated by calculating the difference between algal biomass in ice cores taken on 14 November with those taken on 18 December 1992. The biomass of sedimenting phytoplankton was estimated using sediment traps; weekly cell counts of water were used to monitor net phytoplankton growth. The low contribution from the fast-ice of Ellis Fjord to the phytoplankton is similar to results from other Antarctic fast-ice communities but is not necessarily reflective of processes occurring within either Antarctic or Arctic pack ice communities. An algal mat growing on the base of the fast-ice had a carbon standing crop of between 0.231 gCm-2 and 0.022 gCm-2. Much of this was delivered to the water column as the ice melted while the remainder was exported. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Arctic ice algae Phytoplankton Polar Biology eCite UTAS (University of Tasmania) Antarctic Arctic Ellis Fjord ENVELOPE(78.132,78.132,-68.603,-68.603) Polar Biology 16 4 301 307 |
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Algae released from fast-ice in Ellis Fjord, eastern Antarctica, made little contribution to subsequent phytoplankton growth. Dominant taxa in the interior ice community included Nitzschia cylindrus (Grun) Hasle, Navicula glaciei V.H. and a dinoflagellate cyst. Diatom mortality within the ice was high. The algal contribution to the phytoplankton from the fast ice was estimated by calculating the difference between algal biomass in ice cores taken on 14 November with those taken on 18 December 1992. The biomass of sedimenting phytoplankton was estimated using sediment traps; weekly cell counts of water were used to monitor net phytoplankton growth. The low contribution from the fast-ice of Ellis Fjord to the phytoplankton is similar to results from other Antarctic fast-ice communities but is not necessarily reflective of processes occurring within either Antarctic or Arctic pack ice communities. An algal mat growing on the base of the fast-ice had a carbon standing crop of between 0.231 gCm-2 and 0.022 gCm-2. Much of this was delivered to the water column as the ice melted while the remainder was exported. |
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Preliminary investigation of the contribution of fast-ice algae to the spring phytoplankton bloom in Ellis Fjord, eastern Antarctica |
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Preliminary investigation of the contribution of fast-ice algae to the spring phytoplankton bloom in Ellis Fjord, eastern Antarctica |
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Preliminary investigation of the contribution of fast-ice algae to the spring phytoplankton bloom in Ellis Fjord, eastern Antarctica |
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Preliminary investigation of the contribution of fast-ice algae to the spring phytoplankton bloom in Ellis Fjord, eastern Antarctica |
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Preliminary investigation of the contribution of fast-ice algae to the spring phytoplankton bloom in Ellis Fjord, eastern Antarctica |
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preliminary investigation of the contribution of fast-ice algae to the spring phytoplankton bloom in ellis fjord, eastern antarctica |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s003000050057 McMinn, A, Preliminary investigation of the contribution of fast-ice algae to the spring phytoplankton bloom in Ellis Fjord, eastern Antarctica, Polar Biology, 16, (4) pp. 301-307. ISSN 0722-4060 (1996) [Refereed Article] http://ecite.utas.edu.au/7081 |
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