Effect of permanent sea ice cover and different nutrient regimes on the phytoplankton succession of fjords of the Vestfold Hills Oasis, eastern Antarctica

• Main Authors: Andrew McMinn, N Bleakley, K Steinberner, D Roberts, Louise Trenerry
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2000
• Subjects: Biological sciences; Ecology; Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology); Earth sciences; Oceanography; Physical geography and environmental geoscience; No keyword provided; Omega Bay; Taynaya Bay; Vestfold; Vestfold Hills; Antarc*; Antarctica; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Effect_of_permanent_sea_ice_cover_and_different_nutrient_regimes_on_the_phytoplankton_succession_of_fjords_of_the_Vestfold_Hills_Oasis_eastern_Antarctica/22839713

Early season phytoplankton communities in both Omega and Taynaya Bays are characterized by diatoms sedimenting out of the overlying sea ice. Initial nitrate, phosphate and silicate levels are high and the bay waters are covered with ice and well mixed. In Taynaya Bay the ice cover is retained throug...