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Composition and succession of dinoflagellates and chrysophytes in the upper fast ice of Davis Station, East Antarctica

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posted on 2023-05-16, 18:30 authored by Thomson, PG, Andrew McMinnAndrew McMinn, Kiessling, I, Watson, M, Goldsworthy, PM
Little is known of the wider Antarctic distribution of the upper fast ice community now comprehensively described from McMurdo Sound. We determined the fast ice protist community at Davis Station, East Antarctica and compared it with that of McMurdo Sound. As at McMurdo Sound, Davis fast ice is characterised by extreme and transitory salinities (96-2.5 psu) and temperatures (-4.5 to -0.1°C) during the spring/summer transition. Both communities are dominated by Polarella glacialis (an autotrophic dinoflagellate), chrysophytes and their life cycle stages. Furthermore, the physical parameters of brine temperature and salinity at which these successions occurred approximated those of McMurdo Sound. The high degree of similarity between the communities from the geographically disparate locations indicates that this community type has a circum-Antarctic distribution. Confirming the areal extent and seasonality of this community type will assist in future predictions of sea ice productivity. © Springer-Verlag 2005.

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Publication title

Polar Biology

Volume

29

Issue

4

Pagination

337-345

ISSN

0722-4060

Department/School

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies

Publisher

Springer

Place of publication

NY, USA

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  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Assessment and management of coastal and estuarine ecosystems

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