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Development of sea ice microbial communities during autumn ice formation in the Ross Sea

2003; Inter-Research; Volume: 259; Linguagem: Inglês

10.3354/meps259001

1616-1599

DL Garrison, MO Jeffries, Andrew Gibson, SL Coale, Diann R. Neenan, Christian H. Fritsen, YB Okolodkov, MM Gowing,

Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses

MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsTheme Sections MEPS 259:1-15 (2003) - doi:10.3354/meps259001 Development of sea ice microbial communities during autumn ice formation in the Ross Sea David L. Garrison1,3,*, Martin O. Jeffries2, Angela Gibson3, Susan L. Coale3, Diann Neenan3, Chris Fritsen4, Yuri B. Okolodkov5, Marcia M. Gowing3 1National Science Foundation, Division of Ocean Sciences, Biological Oceanography Program, Room 725, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230, USA 2Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-7320, USA 3Institute of Marine Sciences, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California 95064, USA 4Desert Research Institute, PO Box 60220, Reno, Nevada 89506, USA 5Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Iztapalapa (UAM-I), Laboratorio de Fitoplancton Marino y Salobre, Departamento de Hidrobiologia Division CBS, Avenida San Rafael Atlixco No. 186, Col. Vicentina, AP 55-525, 09340 Mexico, DF *Email: dgarriso@nsf.gov ABSTRACT: Sea ice communities were sampled across the Ross Sea in the austral autumn. The biota in first-year pack ice was assessed by measuring chlorophyll a (chl a), phaeopigments, total particulate carbon and nitrogen (POC and PON, respectively) and collecting samples for identification by microscopy. Physical and chemical parameters were also measured to characterize the environment. Chl a concentrations in ice ranged from 0 to 96.9 µg l-1 in discrete samples and from 0.02 to 20.9 mg m-2 for values integrated throughout floes. Maximum values were similar to those observed in first-year pack ice at other Antarctic locations. Chl a concentrations varied with ice structure and with latitude. POC:chl a and C:N ratios (molar) were high, possibly indicating detritus accumulations. The higher chl a levels north of approximately 72°S were apparently a result of ice forming in the south early in the season with subsequent advection to the north. These dynamics would result in older ice in the mid- or northern pack ice zone that was maintained in a favorable light and temperature regime during the seasonal progression of formation and drift. Chlorophyll levels were low in surface-layer communities. High chlorophyll concentrations were associated with internal communities. Bottom-layer algal populations, while present, did not reach the levels of high biomass reported for autumn blooms in some land-fast ice regions. Apparent nutrient and CO2 depletion were correlated with biomass parameters but accounted qualitatively for only a fraction of the biomass accumulation measured. Overall, autumn ice-associated production in the Ross Sea may be lower than expected because of the ice drift dynamics, apparently low production in the near-surface layers of first year ice flows, and the absence of rich bottom-layer assemblages. KEY WORDS: Antarctic · Sea ice microbial communities · Chlorophyll a · POC · PON Full text in pdf format NextExport citation RSS - Facebook - Tweet - linkedIn Cited by Published in MEPS Vol. 259. Online publication date: September 12, 2003 Print ISSN: 0171-8630; Online ISSN: 1616-1599 Copyright © 2003 Inter-Research.