Phytoplankton productivity and its response to higher light levels in the Canada Basin

Polar Biology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 257-268

  Yun, Mi Sun ^a   Chung, Kyung Ho ^a   Zimmermann, Sarah ^b   Zhao, Jinping ^c   Joo, Hyoung Min ^a   Lee, Sang H ^d  

^a Korea Polar Research Institute (KOPRI)   (South Korea)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCEAN SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^d Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arctic Ocean; Canada Basin; Chlorophyll a maximum layer; Phytoplankton; Primary productivity; Sea ice

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; CHLOROPHYLL A; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; LIGHT EFFECT; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MELTING; NITRATE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOMASS; PHYTOPLANKTON; POLAR REGION; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEA ICE; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRACER;

ARCTIC OCEAN; CANADA BASIN;

EID: 84855353947     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-011-1070-6     Document Type: Article

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