Phytoplankton biomass and primary production in the marginal ice zone of the northwestern Weddell Sea during austral summer

• Published in: Polar biology Vol. 21; no. 4; pp. 251 - 261
• Main Authors: MYUNG GIL PARK, SUNG RYULL YANG, KANG, S.-H, KYUNG HO CHUNG, JAE HYUNG SHIM
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Springer 23.03.1999; Berlin Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Biogeography; Biological and medical sciences; Biomass; Euphotic zone; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Hydrography; Marine; Marine biology; Meltwater; Nutrient concentrations; Oceanography; Phytoplankton; Plankton; Primary production; Sea ice; Sea water ecosystems; Synecology; Water column; Weddell Sea; Southern Ocean; PSW, Weddell Sea; Primary productivity; Temperature; Environmental factor; Summer; Biomass; Depth; Marine environment; Plankton; Cyanobacteria; Bacteria; Phytoplankton; Polar region; Silicon; Thallophyta; Macronutrient(mineral); Algae; Vertical distribution; Phosphorus; Nitrogen; Chlorophyll a; Salinity; Photosynthetic pigment; Bloom; Nutrient; Sea ice

During the austral summer of 1995, distributions of phytoplankton biomass (as chlorophylla), primary production, and nutrient concentrations along two north-south transects in the marginal ice zone of the northwestern Weddell Sea were examined as part of the 8th Korean Antarctic Research Program. An...