Optical fractionation of chlorophyll and primary production for coastal waters of the Southern Ocean

• Published in: Polar biology Vol. 23; no. 2; pp. 129 - 136
• Main Authors: Moline, Mark A., Prézelin, Barbara B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Springer 2000; Berlin Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Biological and medical sciences; Chlorophyll; Coastal waters; Fractionation; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Marine biology; Optical analysis; Phytoplankton; Plankton; Primary production; Sea water ecosystems; Synecology; Taxonomy; Vertical distribution; Water column; Water depth; Bellingshausen Sea; Antarctica; Southern Ocean; PS, Antarctic Ocean; Marine environment; Fractionation; Primary productivity; Seasonal variation; Algae; Vertical distribution; Phytoplankton; Multiyear variation; Spatial variation; Optical attenuation; Thallophyta; Chlorophyll a

Our objective was to quantify the potential variability in remotely sensed chlorophyll a (Chl a) and primary productivity in coastal waters of the Southern Ocean. From data collected throughout the springs/summers of 1991-1994, we calculated the proportion of water column Chl a and primary productiv...