Algal Hot Spots in a Changing Arctic Ocean: Sea-Ice Ridges and the Snow-Ice Interface

Algal Hot Spots in a Changing Arctic Ocean: Sea-Ice Ridges and the Snow-Ice Interface

During the N-ICE2015 drift expedition north-west of Svalbard, we observed the establishment and development of algal communities in first-year ice (FYI) ridges and at the snow-ice interface. Despite some indications of being hot spots for biological activity, ridges are under-studied largely because...

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Main Authors: Mar Fernández-Méndez, Lasse M. Olsen, Hanna M. Kauko, Amelie Meyer, Anja Rösel, Ioanna Merkouriadi, Christopher J. Mundy, Jens K. Ehn, A. Malin Johansson, Penelope M. Wagner, Åse Ervik, Brian K. Sorrell, Pedro Duarte, Anette Wold, Haakon Hop, Philipp Assmy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
Arctic ecosystem
ice algae
phytoplankton
infiltration communities
sea-ice ridges
community composition
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2018.00075/full

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