Impacts of sea ice retreat, thinning, and melt-pond proliferation on the summer phytoplankton bloom in the Chukchi Sea, Arctic Ocean

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 105, Issue , 2014, Pages 85-104

  Palmer, Molly A ^a   Saenz, Benjamin T ^b   Arrigo, Kevin R ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arctic zone; Biogeochemistry; Biological production; Chukchi Sea; Location: Arctic Ocean; Marine ecology; Model; Phytoplankton; Polar waters; Sea ice

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEMS; LAKES; MODELS; PHYTOPLANKTON; PLANKTON;

ARCTIC OCEAN; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CHUKCHI SEA; MARINE ECOLOGY; POLAR WATERS;

SEA ICE;

ALGAL BLOOM; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FOOD WEB; GROWTH; ICE RETREAT; MARGINAL ICE ZONE; OPEN WATER; PHYTOPLANKTON; POND; SEA ICE; THINNING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ZOOPLANKTON;

ARCTIC OCEAN; CHUKCHI SEA;

ALGAE;

EID: 84902776779     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2014.03.016     Document Type: Article

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