Increased irradiance reduces food quality of sea ice algae

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 411, Issue , 2010, Pages 49-60

  Leu, E ^a   Wiktor, J ^b   Soreide J E ^c   Berge, J ^c,d   Falk Petersen, S ^a,e  

^a NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY CENTRE IN SVALBARD   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arctic; Diatom; Fatty acid composition; Ice algae; Irradiance; PUFA; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; DIATOM; EGG PRODUCTION; FATTY ACID; FJORD; HATCHING; HERBIVORE; ICE ALGA; IRRADIANCE; LIGHT EFFECT; MATURATION; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PHOTOPROTECTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEA ICE; SNOW COVER; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 77955908219     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps08647     Document Type: Article

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