Preliminary investigation of the contribution of fast-ice algae to the spring phytoplankton bloom in Ellis Fjord, eastern Antarctica

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Author: McMinn, A
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer-Verlag 1996
• Subjects: Biological Sciences; Ecology; Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology); Antarctic; Arctic; Ellis Fjord; Antarc*; Antarctica; ice algae; Phytoplankton; Polar Biology
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1007/s003000050057; http://ecite.utas.edu.au/7081

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...