Nutrient stress gradient in the bottom 5 cm of fast ice, McMurdo Sound, Antarctica

One-centimeter-scale vertical sampling of fast ice from McMurdo Sound, Antarctica reveals evidence of progressive nutrient limitation with distance above the ice/water interface. Over the bottom 6 cm photosynthetically active radiation increases by between 1.8 and 3 times, C:N increases from 6.8 to...

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Main Authors: Andrew McMinn, Skerratt, J, Trull, T, Ashworth, CM, Lizotte, M
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: 1999
Subjects:
Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology)
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McMurdo Sound
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Antarctica
Online Access:https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Nutrient_stress_gradient_in_the_bottom_5_cm_of_fast_ice_McMurdo_Sound_Antarctica/22837433
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Summary:One-centimeter-scale vertical sampling of fast ice from McMurdo Sound, Antarctica reveals evidence of progressive nutrient limitation with distance above the ice/water interface. Over the bottom 6 cm photosynthetically active radiation increases by between 1.8 and 3 times, C:N increases from 6.8 to 19.8 and δ13C increases from -18 to -12. Fatty acid corn position also changes with a consistent decline in polyunsaturated fatty acids and a rise in saturated fatty acids. These factors all suggest severe and progressive nutrient limitation with distance from the ice/water interface.

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