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, SH, Castrisios, K, Ryan, KG
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Springer-Verlag 2017
• Subjects: sea ice algae; CO2; Antarctica; pH; brine; summer; Scott Base; Antarc*; ice algae; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://eprints.utas.edu.au/24827/; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-017-3102-4

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 sam...